Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16617, for Joshua Jones, Massachusetts
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S-1776

SERVICE
Mass.

Jones, Joshua
              Sarah

NUMBER
W. 16617

CONTENTS
res. of Dracut, Mass. & New Boston, Hillsborough Co. N.H.
d. Jan 11, 1830
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1670
Concord NH [illegible]
Sarah Jones widow of Joshua Jones decd and who died on 11th January 1830 of Hillsboro Co. in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Barnum of the Regt. commanded by Col. Jackson in the Mass line for 3 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Concord N.H. at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of Jan 1836 and [illegible] Hon F. Pierce Senate M. States
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1839               $200.00
Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 39.      40.00
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                                                                        $240.00
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                                                               {Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D.H. Addison  Clerk
Book 9 Vol 1st. Page 43
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NH
[illegible] [illegible]
Sarah Jones

[illegible] NH
[illegible]

Free

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
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Sir

I received a line from you of Nov 16 notations to the case of Mrs Sarah Jones inquiring why Joshua Jones did not apply for a pension under the act of 1818, and also why the record of the marriage was not provened; in answer to the last inquiry I herewith send you the affidavits of Capt. Benjamin S. Woodbury and Sally S. Woodbury wife of the said Benjamin by which you will see he possessed too much property to be entitled to a pension according to the decisions under that act. At the time I wrote Mrs Jones declaration her son George was present who informed me that his father made application to J. K. Smith Esqr of Amherst in the year of 1819 whether the papers were was sent on to the war department or not he could not say; but he had received no return when the act of 1820 took place, which act frustrated all his anticipations and rendered it absolutely hopeless for him, therefore he abandoned the idea of getting a pension [illegible] As to the marriage I inquired particularly if any record of the marriage or births of her children were to be had I was unconvinced it was very deceitful for they never had any family record, I examined the town records and found none, my next inquiry was if any persons were living that were at the wedding to the old lady knew of none unless her brother Mr Carlton of Pelham and her sister Mrs Johnson of Dracut show she believed were alive and if so could tell all about it for both of them were at there wedding, I according went to Pelham and found Mr. Carlton Knight and whose affidavit
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accompanied her declaration I then inquired of Mr Carlton relative to his sister Mrs Johnson he said she was at the wedding, but that she was [illegible] insane and in the poor house in Dracut which on further inquiry I found to be the fact, therefore I proceeded no further, Joshua Jones and his wife Sarah Jones had eight children the oldest was born fifty one years ago and two others were born previous to 1794 I have this evidence from a undoubted authority

Very respectfully your obedient servant
Jesse Carr

Goffstown Nov, 30 1838

J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington County
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914
Declaration of Sarah Jones

V 914
Sarah Jones.
widow of Joshua
NH.
act of July [illegible]
married 1786
died 1830
Allow $80 [illegible]
[illegible] Jackson Mass
Cont Line

Hon F Pierce
U.S.S

Jesse [illegible] Esqr. Goffstown NH [crossed out]
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough SS on this tenth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me Jesse Carr a Justice of the county of Common Pleas for the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire. Sarah Jones a resident of New Boston in said county of Hillsborough aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to law; doth on her oath make the following declaration  in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Joshua Jones who was a private in the army of the revolution that the said Joshua Jones enlisted in Capt James Varnums company and Col. Michael Johnsons Regt. in the [illegible]of the year seventeen hundred and twenty seven for three years and served in said company as a soldier during the whole of said term of three years that he traveled through the State of Massachusetts New York [illegible] was in the Battle of Stillwater and served other battles. Don't now recollect what ones:  She further declares that she was married to the said Joshua Jones in the month of May seventeen hundred and eighty six, but have forgotten the day of the month.  that her husband the aforesaid Joshua Jones died on the eleventh day of January eighteen hundred and thirty, that she was not married to him prior to his having the service.  but the marriage took place [illegible] to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four 1794 at the time above stated.

         her
Sarah X Jones
        mark

Sworn and subscribed on this day and year above written before Jesse Carr one of the Justices of the County of Common Pleas }
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I hereby certify that Sarah Jones who signed the foregoing declaration by making her mark has had a shock of the [illegible] therefore cannot from bodily infirmity attend [illegible]

Jesse Carr} Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Hillsborough County

I Andrew Wallace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the state of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Jesse Carr above  and before named is a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough as above aforementioned, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his are genuine.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County and subscribed my name at Amherst in said County this twenty seventh day of August Anna Domino 1838

A. Wallace Clerk
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I, George Jones of New Boston depose and say that my father Joshua Jones applied to [illegible] K. Smith Esqr of Amherst for a pension some time between the passage of the act of 1818 and 1820 whether the papers were ever sent on to the department of the war or not I cannot say, but several years afterwards then was a rumor afloat that, during the war men, wanted he entitled to a pension.  I then went to Judge Smith and got the papers that were left there by my father [some words crossed out] and carried them to Esqr Parker the then Lawyer of Amherst who informed me that he knew of no act that would entitle him to a pension as he possessed too much property.  I left the papers with Esqr Parker but what has become of them I know not, as I have not seen them since. As to records I never knew of any either family or town records in relation to my Fathers family which consisted of eight children six of whom are older then myself to wit. Betsy who was the oldest who is living would be more than fifty years old. Nathaniel the next then Joshua, Peter, Betsy S. Jones, now wife of Benjamin S Woodbury and Samuel then myself who will be thirty nine years old the 12th day of March next I have one brother younger. Sarah Jones who has made application for a pension is the widow of Joshua Jones

George Jones

Hillsborough SS} State of New Hampshire
    January 4th 1839 then the above named George Jones made         solemn oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true,       before me
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that George Jones above named is of good character and entitled to full credit
Jesses Carr Justice of Peace
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I Joshua Jones of New Boston depose and say that I am forty nine years old that Joshua Jones and Sarah Jones named int the foregoing affidavit were my parents Said affidavit has been read to me I agree that the statements in it are all true to the best of my knowledge -      Joshua Jones

Hillsborough SS} January 4th 1839 sworn to and subscribed before me
                        Jesse Carr Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that Joshua Jones is of good character and entitled to full credit -
                     Jesse Carr Justice of Peace
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 16617
Sarah Jones
Widow of Joshua Jones
Priv. Rev. War
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Act:  July 7th 1838
Index:  Vol. A Page 385

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible] Jesse Carr
Nov 16 '38
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Affidavits of George Jones & Asa Carlton
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I George Jones of New Boston county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire depose and say that I was thirty eight years old last March and  the seventh of my Father Joshua Jones and Sarah Jones children The first born was a daughter who is fifty one years old my Father the said Joshua Jones said in my house the eleventh day of January 1830 I was present when he said the said Joshua Jones is the same person alluded to in the examination of Sarah Jones to obtain a pension and the said Sarah Jones is the same person mentioned in her declaration and is the widow of the same Joshua Jones and has remained a widow ever since his death
   George Burns
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough SS} sworn and subscribed on the tenth day of August 1838 before me 
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that the man named George Jones is of good character and  entitled to full credit
     Justice Carr Justice of Peace
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I Asa Carlton of Pelham county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire depose and say that I am well acquainted with Sarah Jones of New Boston who is the widow of Joshua Jones formally of Dracut Massachusetts and late of New Boston deceased I have been acquainted with the said Sarah Jones ever since she was a girl. I married her sister. I was also well acquainted with the said Joshua Jones late husband of the said Sarah Jones I was present at their wedding and saw them married Said wedding took place in the [illegible] of seventeen hundred and eighty six according to the best of my recollection can't recollect the month or day of the month but think it was in May of 1786. The Rev Johnson Atkins married them.
                 Asa Carlton

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough SS}  sworn and subscribed on the 15th day of August 1838 before me 
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that Asa Carlton above married is of good character and entitled to full credit
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace
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I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Jesse Carr before mentioned is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough as before mentioned, and that the foregoing signatures, (four in number)purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said  Court and subscribed my name at Amherst in said County, this twenty seventh day of August Anna Domino 1838
        A. Wallace Clerk
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Hon. F Pierce
Senate NS
Jan 18th
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I certify I am intimately acquainted with Jesse Carr of Goffstown N.H. He is an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsboro. and I know him to be a gentleman of the highest priority
 
[illegible]
Senate - 

May 17, 1809
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Affidavit of Benjamin Pierce
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J Benjamin Pierce testify & [illegible]
that Joshua Jones of Dracutt Massachusetts enlisted into Capt Jones [illegible] company & Col Michael Jackson [illegible] in the spring of the year of 1777 a private soldier for the term of three years & served the time for which he enlisted like a good brave & faithful soldier I was a sergeant in the same company with him. Benjamin Pierce Hillsboroough 11 August 1838

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough SS} sworn and subscribed on the 11 day of August 1838 before me
Jesses Carr Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Benjamin Pierce under the above affidavit with his own hand, and is the same person who has been Governor of the State of New Hampshire, is of good character and entitled to full credit
                Jesse Carr Justice of the Peace
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I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Jesse Carr within named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough as before mentioned and that the foregoing signatures, purposing to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name at Amherst in said County this twenty seventh day of August Anno Domino 1838.
A. Wallace Clerk
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I Sally B Woodbury of New Boston county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire depose and say that Joshua Jones late of New Boston deceased was my Father and Sarah Jones his widow is my mother My Father Joshua Jones died in 1830. That in 1818 he had in his possession two farms which were said to be worth  six thousand dollars and was possessed of [illegible] other property, as his  applying for a pension all I know about it is what I heard him say. I had frequently heard him say that he [illegible] not put his property out of his hands for the [illegible] of getting a pension. That I have heard him say that he had applied to J. K. Smith of Amherst to obtain a pension but whether the papers were ever sent on to the war department or not I cannot say, as to the marriage of my Father and Mother I presume there can be no question I never heard it disputed They lived as married folks do and had a large family of children, eight in all. The oldest a daughter who is living would have been fifty one years old The next three were sons and I was the fifth who am now forty two years old and I have three brothers younger than myself.
Sally B Woodbury

Hillsborough SS November 28, 1838 sworn to before me 
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace

I certify that Sally B Woodbury above named is of good character and entitled to full credit - 
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace
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I Benjamin S. Woodbury of New Boston county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire before me and say that I was well  acquainted with Joshua Jones late of New Boston deceased that I have often heard him say that he had applied to J.K. Smith Esqr of Amherst for a pension, but could not obtain one on account of his property that he would not do as some of his neighbors had for the sake of getting a pension, but his property not of his hand and make himself poor. That I married his daughter Sally. B. Jones in 1816 and I was well acquainted with his property after that him and should think he possessed property to the amounts of from six to eight thousand dollars and had a like interest in his home estate until his death; as to their marriage I can say no more then what is said in the foregoing affidavit, they had eight children. I was well acquainted with them all. my wife was the fifth whose age is as before states
Benj. S Woodbury

Hillsborough SS Nov 27th 1838 sworn to and subscribed on the day and year whose written before me
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace

I certify that Benjamin S. Woodbury  above named is of good character and entitled to full credit
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace