Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5702, for Hezekiah Jones, New Jersey
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Jones, Hezekiah
Hannah
NUMBER R. 5702
CONTENTS
b. Oct 26, 1762
res at enl Alexandria, Hunterdon Co. N.J.
d. Apr. 12 or 15, 1818     "             "      "
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Hannah Jones
NJ    36138

I have the 
signature of
Burrangs
FSE

Mr. Cole

May 17 1851 
Ex  by Wm S Allison
May 22 1851
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Know all Men by these presents that I Hezekiah Jones of Hunterdon County State of New Jersey do hereby constitute and appoint William S. Allison of Washington
District of Columbia as my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand of the Pension office of the United States an inspection of the papers and documents filed some years since in relation to the claim of my mother Hannah Jones for a pension on account of the revolutionary services
of her husband Hezekiah Jones, and the father of this constituent and further to take all requisite steps to prosecute said claim as may seem to him to be proper and right to obtain an allowance of the same by the General Government giving him full power and ratifying allowing and confirming all my said attorney may lawfully or therein by virtue of these presents:
Witness my hand & seal this thirteenth day
of May A.D. Eighteen hundred & fifty one
Hezekiah Jones
Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
Ebenezer Bowlby                      

I certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz from the testimony of a respectable witness duly sworn by me, that Hezekiah Jones the above named
constituent is the same individual as stated
by him in the foregoing affidavit
Chas Burroughs Judge
of Mercer Pleas
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Family
Age
23
12
Written before me
P.H. Dils
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
Let it Known that on the Seventh day of October A.D. 1839 Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Personally Appeared Daniel Jones
who on his oath saith that the within is
Hezekiah Jones hand writing and that
he has been dead twenty one years last April
the Deponent further saith that he frequently herd Hezekiah Jones in his lifetime say that he had served in the Army of the Revolution as a waggoner and otherwise three years. the Deponent further saith that the within Named Hannah Jones had ever and does now remain the widow of the said Hezekiah Jones
over & now Intested
Before signing
Daniel Jones

Sworn and Subscribed
this 7th day of October  
1839 Before me
P.H. Dils
[calculation] 1828-1809=16

I do hereby certify that on Inquire made I am
Satisfyed that these Deponents (Viz) Daniel Jones and Hannah Jones are credible and in good repute
for [illegible] sobriety and truth
March 7th 1840
                                                    P H Dils   J.O.P.
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Hezekiah Jones born October the 26th 1762
Hannah Jones born July the 20th 1769
Maried November the 1st 1787

Their Children Ages
Sarah Jones born April 20th 1789
Thomas Jones born April 2nd 1794
Rachel Jones born February 1st 1798
Daniel Jones born August 17 1801
Amos Jones born November 21, 1804
Peter Jones born January 11th, 1807
John Jones born February 7th 1809
Lidia Jones born October 22, 1810
H Hezekiah Jones born December 25 18                    __
Peter Jones born January 11th 1807
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State of New Jersey
 Hunterdon County 

Be it known that on the seventh day of
March Eighteen Hundred and forty Before
me Peter H. Dils one of the Justices of the peace
in and for said County personally appeared
Hannah Jones and being Duly Sworn on her
oath saith that the within Record is the
original and genuine one kept by Hezekiah
Jones as a family Record and that it is [written in]
his hand writing (all except the last Entry of
Hezekiah June Birth) and that it has Ever
been kept and remained in her possession
and that there is no other Record of there ages and mariage that she knows of
Hanah Jones
Sworn and subscribed            
the day and year where
written Before me
P. H. Dils

Familys Age
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6443
Hannah Jones 2
     N. J.
m 1787  d 1818.

Act 7 July '38

6443
Hannah Jones
Act July 7 1838

March 1 Nov
1787
Husband died 12 Apl
1818
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County

On this seventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before me Robert Foster one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said County Hannah Jones a resident of Alexandria in said County of Hunterdon aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law on her oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed on the 7th day of July 1838 entitled an act
granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Hezekiah Jones who was a private in the revolutionary war and he then resided in Alexandria in said County and entered the service about the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. In the brigade raised in and about Pitts Town the officers name she does not recollect one Johnson and one Furman she believes
was commissary's she heard him the said Jones speak of being under Captain Andrew Little some of the time served as a teamster or waggoner and otherwise carried provisions &c from Pitts Town to Trenton New Jersey and also to Philadelphia Pennsylvania and other places were the army lay served as a malitia [militia] man don't know how long nor the officers name he was under service in
all three years has no documentary evidence
that she knows of She further declares that she was married to the said Hezekiah Jones on the first day of November one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven, that her husband Hezekiah Jones died on the twelfth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service
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But the marriage took place previous to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated

Hanah Jones
Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and year first above written
Robert Foster, Judge of the court

I do hereby certify that the above named applicant and deponent Hannah Jones cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court
Robert Foster
Judge of the court

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss 
I Peter I. Clarke Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said  County do hereby certify that Peter H. Dils Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been taken was then and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine. And I do hereby further certify that Robert Foster Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been taken was then and still is one of the Judges of
Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Flemington this 12th day of March AD 1840
Peter I. Clarke Clk
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5702
Hannah Jones
Rejected
Service:
Enlisted: -----------, 18
Disharged: ----------, 18
Application filed: --------- 18,
The printed list of 1852
gives cause of suspension
as: "Suspended for proof of service
Attorney: 
Recognized 
Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for -----------, 18
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Hannah Jones
Widow of Hezekiah
NJ
P H Dils 19 Feby 1840
P H Dils 21 May 1840
P H Dils 20 Aug 1840
Hon G D Wall 20 Mch 1841
P H Dils 24 Sept 1841
P H. Dils 20 June 1842
Jno Manners 12 Mch 1846
Hon J Runk 4 Mch 1847
J & C G Kennedy 10 Sept 1853
J & C G Kennedy Dec 14 1853
J & C G Kennedy July 24 1854
Hezekiah Jones April 24 1855
D J A Jones Aug 7/60
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Washington
I will be obliged if the Comr of Pensions will have the accompanying paper properly filed with the other papers furnished in the case, & I will be happy to be early advised if this  testimony be sufficient to establish the decease & time thereof, of Hezekiah Jones
 
Remaining with
most respect yr ob sert

Jos. C G Kennedy
7 Dec 1853
Hon Comr Pensions
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Davisbury Oakland Co Mich
to the Honourable the Secritary
of the Interior

There as between
the year 1840 & /50 Hannah Jones
made out and caused to be
Mad out cirten papers with
oaths and evidences attached there
with preparitory to obtaining
a pention [pension] for her Husbands
(Heziciah [Hezekiah] Jones deceased )
cirvices in and threw the
revolutionary war whereas
no pention has yet been
granted, therefore we the
heirs of the said Heziciah [Hezekiah]
& Hannah Jones Peyeth the
return of any papers that
may be deposted or any
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knowledge of the same or a knowledge of the proper place to find the same if not in your posesion the said papers was attested by Robertson Ruckle Bethlehem Hunterdon Co N.J. about the years above mentioned and your Petioners will ever prey

Sined
Daniel Jones
Amos Jones
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Gansburgh M
July 30/60
Secratary of the interior
Washington City
D C
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To
Mr. J L Edwards Com of Pensions
City of Washington D.C.

Kingswood N.J. Jan 30th

Va Feb 2 1842
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Kingwood NJ Jan 29th - 1842
Mr. J L Edward Esqr Comr of Pensions

Dear Sir
I am sorry that the souldier of the Revolutionary war is so gone and what of them is
still living their memories of these events
is so impared that we have not been able
as yet to give the Evidence required of the services of Heskiah [Hezekiah] Jones Dec whereby his widow Hannah Jones is debared from Receiving her just claims or any part thereof
you will please to return her papers
to me Enclosed and address to the
Kingwood P.O. which I believe you have
a right to do free of postages it is her request

Respt yours &c. P. H. Dils

P.S. If f their was any errer in setting forth
her Declaration will you be kind enough
to point it out to me that Declaration
was done by the Judge whose signature
it bears
P.H.D.
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Mar 18 1841
[illegible]
NJ
Hannah Jones
Sus 38 or 36

J L Edwards
Comr of pensions
Washington 
DC
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Burlington March 16 1841

Dear Sir
Permit me to commend the enclosed letter to your attention, and solicit your examination of the case stated, and that you will apprize
me of the result and return the enclosed
Very respy
yr obt sert
Garret D Wall

This letter I supposed I had inclosed to you with my former letter, but by some accident
it was omitted
The Honble
J. L Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
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Aug 7
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Pension Office, August 7, 1860


Gentlemen,
In response to your letter of the 30th ultimo,
I have to state that it is contrary to the
rules of this Bureau to return papers
filed in the prosecution of claims pending
before it. Your request that those filed in the case of Hannah Jones may be sent you, cannot, therefore, be complied with. The claim was disallowed for reasons frequently assigned to the Agents who have at different times been employed in its execution


Messers, Daniel & Amos Jones
Davisburg
Oakland Co
Michigan
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April 24/ [illegible]
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Pension Office
April 24 1855

Sir
The case of Hannah Jones Widow of Hezekiah
has been several times carefully examined and elaborately reported to the various agents who
have had its management before this office.
I cannot doubt but that you have been
made acquainted with the reasons governing
the action of the Office in its refusal to allow
the claim, Viz, because the proof of service
has not satisfactory. The difficulty in procuring
proper testimony cannot make that testimony
less necessary and cannot justify a relaxation of
those rules of evidence which every day experience proves the utility of. [crossed out text: The want of this testimony is the misfortune of the claimants.] I cannot admit the case unless the [crossed out text: character of] proof heretofore required shall be furnished
Hezekiah Jones Esq 
Clinton, New Jersey
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J. C. G Kennedy
July 24/54
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111

Pension Office
July 24 1854

Sir
The affidavit of William Roberson filed
in support of the case of Hannah Jones
Widow of Hezekiah of N.J. - Act July 7 1838 -
can not remove the objections existing
against its admission, Roberson knows
nothing of her husband's service, but his
knowledge is wholly confined to what
he had heard Jones say and a Revolutionary
soldier say, The service must be
established agreeably to our Regulations
by Record or by witnesses who know
that it was rendered as alleged
J C G Kennedy Esq

Present
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J.C.G. Kennedy
Dec 14/53
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149
177
Pension Office
Dec 14 1853
Sir
To establish the date of the death of 
Hannah Jones of N J. and that of her husband, and the number and names of the children now
living, a certificate of Court must be furnished, and the Court must show upon what
testimony it bases its certificate, giving
the names and residences of the witnesses and
certifying to their credibility. An administrator should be appointed and the amount
of his Official Bond be certified to this
Office. No attempt has been made
to remove the other objections to the
admission of her claim

J. C. G. Kennedy Esq
Present
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J.C.G. Kennedy
Sept 10/53
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222
Pension Office.
10th Sept 1853
Sir
The additional evidence in the case of Hannah Jones decd widow of Hezekiah of New Jersey, has been received and filed with the original
application
No evidence can be discovered on our Rolls to show that Hezekiah ever served in the revolutionary war. The witnesses aid the
case very little, for they are unable
to give such a description of the service, as to admit of any precise designation by this Office, as to its duration, on the names of the officers. The dates of Hezekiah's and Hannah's death must be proved by some disinterested testimony
The names & number of the children must
also be proved
Joseph C. G. Kennedy Esqr
Washington, D.C.
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John Manners
March 12 '46
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272
Pension Office 
March 12th 1846

Sir
The additional testimony in the case of Hannah
Jones widow of Hezekiah Jones is not at all
satisfactory to remove the objection to the admission of her claim
The rolls of the New Jersey line, nor the list of
those employed in the Wagon department afford any evidence of the services of Claimants husband as a Wagoner. If he belonged to that service as stated by Christy Little in his affidavits, he was no doubt employed under civil contract, which affords no grounds for a pension. The alleged service in the militia did not amount to 6 mo.
The date of the marriage has been heretofore 
admitted.
John Manners Esq
Clinton
N J.
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100

Pension Office 
March 4, 1847

Sir
reply to your letter of
the 2d inst. I have the honor to inform
you that certified copies of the papers
in the case of Hannah Jones decd
cannot consistently with our rules be
furnished, unless for the use of 
a Committee of Congress.
Enclosed herewith is a copy of a letter addressed to [illegible] J. Manners on the 12th of March last
showing the what objections exist to the
admission of the claim
Hon John Runk
Kingwood
N.J.
6443-38
N.J.
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P. H. Dils
June 20, 42
O,C
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283

Pension Office
June 20 '42

Sir
The add'l depositions which are
not duly authenticated) in the case of Hannah Jones do not remove the objections to her claim
From the declaration & evidence it is very clear that his service as a Waggoner sometimes with his own team was under civil contract or his name would appear upon the rolls of "enlisted" teamsters.
As to the service in the militia
it is evident from the statements in the
papers that it was less than six months
P H Dils Esq
Kingwood
N. J.
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P.H. Dils
Sept 24th 1841
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Hon G. D. Wall
March 20, 1841
O.C.
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166
Pension Office 
March 20, 1841

Sir
For a reply to the enclosed letter relative to the
claim of Mrs Hannah Jones  I have the honor  to refer you to my letter on the subject addressed to the writer P.H. Dils Esqs under date of the 20th of August last, a copy of which is enclosed and add that since then no additional evidence in support of this claim has been received
at this office
Hon G. D. Wall
Burlington
N. J.
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20 Aug 1840
OC
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227 
Pension Office
20 August 1840
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 15th instant
relative to the claim of Mrs Hannah Jones
widow of Hezekiah Jones under the act of July 7. 1838 I [illegible] to inform you that her application so far as reports her husbands revolutionary services is not sustained
by any satisfactory proof. If he served in the  Wagon Masters Department or in the  Commissary Department as a teamster, the
duration of and term of service must be 
specified, the name of his conductor as well as the period - His service also in the militia must
in order to further investigation be specified. viz the period the names of his officers and the duration of each tour

P.H. Dils Esq
Kingwood
N.J.
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21 May 1840
OC
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322

Pension Office
21 May 1840

Sir
The declaration of Mrs Hannah Jones Widow of Hezekiah Jones under date of the 7th of March last has been examined and filed. It is alleged that the claimants husband served in the militia and in the commissary Department as a waggoner or teamster-- There is  nothing to show when he entered and when he left the service in either instance nor are the names of his officers given. Wagoners were under the direction of conductors - Same evidence for the service in question. Provided the names of the officers are given, may be had by application to the Secretary of State J. D. Westcott Esq of Trenton
F.H. Dils Esq
Kingwood
N. J.
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19 Feb 1840
OC
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294
War Department
Pension Office
19 Feb 1840

Sir
The papers of Mrs Hannah Jones Widow of Hezekiah Jones have been examined and herewith returned. The claimant will make his declaration in a Court of Record according to the form in the enclosed printed sheet - 
witnesses whose affidavits are produced in support of claims in this office must be certified to be evidible by the officer before whom they may be sworn before their statements can be admitted as evidence

F.H. Dils Esqr
Kingwood
N. J.
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P. H. Dils
June 7 1840
Arr'd 12th June 1840

War office  
To care of J L Edw
of Pensions
City of Washing
DC
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Pension Office  Kingwood Hunterdon Co NJ August 7th 1840
J L Edwards Com r of Pens.

Dear Sir  I Received from your office some time ago a letter Requiring Some Evidences which Hesekiah [Hezekiah] Jones Dec'd
Entered and when he left the service you there suposing that some Evidence Relating thereto might be obtained from the Secratary of States Offices this week I went
to Trenton and I with the Secretary took a search in said offices having Such officers names as the witnesses could
clearly recollect (Viz) More Furman & one Dunham as commisaries one Andrew Little & John Mores as Captain under
whome two of the witnesses say they recolect the said Jones Served the Names of those officers we found in the pay accounts in and about the year 1778 but we could
find no Roles of those officers where the Names of the Privates would have been Entered.  up to this Date there has been found no other Evidence that would be Likely
to give more Satisfaction than what is sent.  that he the said Jones Served much time say years in that war seames to be fully Established.  it being so long ago &
so few of that generation now Living and those so widely schatered through the United States and the files and Records of those events so Imperfect that is seems Nearly Imposible to prove to any degree of Certainty Day, Month or even years in the mean time I trust you will allow the Evidence and
Circumstances conected all the weight they merit and award Mrs. Jones such amounts of pension as appears to you Right and Just with the evidence you have you cant err much
if any is Discovered by other Evidence found it could be corected.
I Remain Respectfully yours  &c
 P. H. Dils
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Apgar & Creager
NJ  Sus 1832
Hannah Jones
NJ Sus 38
J.C.G. Kennedy
Present
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Clinton Hunterdon Co N Jersey
6th April 1854

My Dear Sir
Enclosed you have two powers
of Attorney in the case of Apgar and Creager
the affts I am informed states the names
of the Colonel Captain and officers under
whom they served as also the service, the affits were taken in 1850 and filed in the Pension office in January 1852 since which nothing has been done, there is another I am striving to procure, and will inform you, if I find the Testimony right inform me something about Jones's Pension, and what is to be done, - did you find Hagarty's name on the Rolls
Will these power of Attey be sufficient without
the Seal of the Court, if not send them back
by return of post and I will have everything
necessary done -- write acknowledging the
receipt - I am extremely sorry for your
indisposition and my dear sir
with great respect
Yours truly
D. G. O'Berne
P.S. I received a letter on
Yesterday from Doctor Lilly ---
I wish you to send me Mr Badgers speech on
the Nebraska Bill, as the great deal said about it
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House Reps
March 2nd 1847
Sir
The Children of Mr Jones of Hunterdon
County N Jersey a soldier of the Revolutionany War last year applied for a Pension
for his widow Hannah Jones that application not having been granted you will please forward me a copy of the papers at your earliest convenience with the reasons why it was not granted and
you will confer a favor on
Yours &c
John Runk
Col
J L Edwards
Coms of Pens
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Aug 18 1840
NJ
To the
War Office
Care of J L Edwards Comr of Pens
City of Washington
DC
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Kingwood NJ
August 15th 1840

War Office
J L Edwards Comr of P
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 12th Inst Just received
Requiring the Names of the Claiment and the name of her Husband and the act specified under which the application is made to be furnished 
the Claimants Names Referred to in my letter of
the 7th Inst is Hannah Jones widow of Hezekiah
Jones Dec the act under which the claim is
made is the act of the 7th July 1838 as I believe
is specified in her Declaration the Witnesses
Names Refered to as sent in Christe Little
John Clifford & Elijah Hummel Souldier of the
Revolution and Daniel Jones all respectable
men and in good repute for sobriety & truth
I am Respt your &c  P.H. Dils
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6
LAMBERTVILLE N.J.
MAY 10

To
Mr Daniel Jones weelwright
Perryville P.O.
Hunterdon Co
NJ
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Lambertville May 5th 1845
Mr Daniel Jones I suspect although your Name is not put to a letter I received this evening. Inquiring of me for Information Respecting your mothers Marriage and
how I proved it to the satisfaction of the war Dept on which point I have to inform you that was done by sending the old family record proved by you to be the original one, and by your mothers affidavits on her declaration which papers you state in your letter has become distroyed, to replace which the Record I coppied in her Bible if that Remains I could certify it to be a true coppy of the Original and that you qualified Before me that all the first entries was in your fathers hand write and your mother will have to make a New Declaration, Excuse me if I mistake and give you postage to pay unrequired from you the name Jones is not in the letter I received but I thought it was your hand writing the words pension, mother. Mr Little will
make affidavit now to three years time Judge Egbert &c and to be directed to Perryville as usual is my Reason for adressing the answer to you, I remain
Respt yours &c P.H. Dils
P.S. I think the chance would be better to get a state than a United States pension
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Hannah Jones
Widow of Hezekiah
Jones, a Rev Soldier
Pension claim
Act 7 July 1838
P of Atty enclosed
A M Gangewer Atty
Present

W Cole
Jan3/52
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Washington City DC
Jany 3, 1853
Sir
Enclosed you will find Prower of
Attorney from Hezekiah Jones
son of Hannah Jones, widow of Hezekiah, who applied for a Pension some years since under Act
of 7th July 1838

[enclosure]
Know all Men by these Presents,
That I, Hezekiah Jones, son of Hezekiah Jones, a Rev. soldier of the State of New jersey and County of Hunterdon have constituted
and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint A M Gangewer of the City of Washington, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution, for me and in my name, place, and stead, to ask and receive of and from the United States any Bounty Land, Pensions, money or moneys that now is or are due to me on account of services rendered, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the service of the United States, or on any other account whatsoever, and in my name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for such Bounty Land, Pensions, Patents, and Money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatever nature I may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, and, generally, to do any and every other act or acts, that I myself might or could do, were I personally present at the doing thereof: hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney shall do in and about the premises by virtue hereof.
In Testimony hereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this twentyeth
day of March 1852
Hezekiah Jones
Note. The words "A M Gangewer" were interlined before signing

Signed, Sealed and Delivered on
in the presence of Two Witnesses,

Joseph Anderson
Jeremiah Burroughs
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Washington City DC
Jany 3, 1853
Sir
Enclosed you will find Power of Attorney from Hezekiah Jones, son of Hannah Jones, widow of Hezekiah, who applied for a pension some years since under Act of 7th July 1838
I wish to see the paper on file in support of said widow's claim.
Yours truly
A M Gangewer Atty

Hon J C Heath
Com of Pensions
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State of New jersey 
County of Hunterdon Ss
On this Twentyeth day of March 1852 personally appeared Hezekiah Jones before me, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his set and deed for the purposes therein contained
Morris F Martenig

State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon Ss
I hereby certify, that Morris F. Martenig Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Hunterdon County Court, this twenty second day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Wm Emery Clerk
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Depositions [illegible]
time of dec of Hez Jones sol
and of Rev
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Charles Carhart of Union Township
Hunterdon County and State of New
Jersey aged about 67 years deposeth and
Saith that he was well acquainted with
the late Hezakiah [Hezekiah] Jones deceased of the said County and State aforesaid, as he the said Hezakiah Jones lived in this deponent's father's house at the time of his the said Hezakiah Jones death which happened between the 13th of April and 23 of June 1818 as appears from this deponent's fathers books, which is in the hand writing of this deponent, and that this deponent is no relative of the family, and has no interest in any money or matter in the pension which the heirs of the said Hezakiah Jones deceased is applying for And further states that he knows the children of the said Hezakiah Jones deceased, namely Thomas, Sarah, Rachel, Daniel, Amos, Peter, Lydia and Hezekiah Jones and that this deponent makes this affidavit without any fee reward or compulsion whatsoever
Charles Carhart
Sworn before me this 4th day of
November 1853 one of the Justices
of the peace in and for said County
and that I know the deponent to be
an Honorable upright man
John Rinehart
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John Spangenberg of Clinton Township Hunterdon County and State of New Jersey, personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, who was duly sworn, on his
Oath saith that he made the coffin for Hannah Jones dec. who was buryed on the Ninth day of January One thousand Eight hundred and fifty, and her son Daniel Jones paid him for the coffin and that he this deponent is a disinterested and no relative of the family
John Spangenberg
Sworn before me this 4th day of November 1853 one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, and that I know the deponant to be
an upright and honorable man - Robert Finley
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Deposition
of 
Amos Jones
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Ss
Be it remembered that on this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Masters in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey Amos Jones who being duly sworn whom the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God whom by oath saith that he is the son of Hezekiah Jones whose widow is now making application for a pension, and that he well remember that the said Hezekiah Jones died in the month of April in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen and to the best of this deponent's recollection and belief about the middle the month and this deponent further saith that the said Hannah Jones Widow of the said Hezekiah Jones is unable by reason of her advanced age and bodily infirmity to appear in her Court to make her declaration & further this deponent saith not-

Amos Jones

Sworn & Subscribed Augt 21st, 1845
before me
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Ss
Before me William Roberson one of the
Justices of the peace in and for said County Personally appeared  Lenard Martin who being duly sworn deposes and says he knew Hezekiah Jones in the time of the Revolutionary war can't recollect that he Jones was in the same company that he said Martin was more Furman was the hed or princepel man and John Derrik Next cant tell
what there grade of office where they served and acted at Pittstown & NJ said Martin Listed in the wagon Services Pittstown NJ drove team to Morristown NY and other
places also to fish Kinney James Logan was our Captain or Conductor all the teaming done under said Furman and Derrick Pittstown NJ was In the United States Services and commenced about the year of 1776
Andrew Little was also Captain or Conductor

Leonard Martin his mark

Sworn and subscribed
the 12th day of April 1842
William Roberson JP & Signed in the presence of
Ann Martin
I do hereby Certify that the above named Lenard Martin is Respectable
William Roberson JP
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Ss
Be it known that on the Sixteenth day of November A D one Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Nine personally appeared Before me the Subscribed a Justice of the peace in and for said County Elijah Humel who being duly sworn on his oath saith that he knew Hezikiah Jones and had herd Said Jones in
his lifetime talk of being out in the war of the Revolution that at one time he carted with his own team Six months and at another time went out as a militiaman for one month but they kept him Thirty four days until the other Souldier Came in
the Deponent further say he has herd severel respectable souldiers of that war who is now dead say that the said Jones was out in that war as teamster or Wagoner & as a souldier the length of time the Deponent dont now recolect, he further saith that said Jones has been dead now for more than twenty years past (or at a lenth of time)

Elijah Hummel his mark

Sworn and Subscribed the 
day and year above written
before me
P H Dils JP

ps
Harriet Rosenbury
I do hereby certify that the above Named Deponent Elijah Hummel is in good repute for Condure sobriety and truth
March 11th 1840
P. H. Dils J.P.
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Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions

Dear Sir-- on the Receipt of the Return from your office of the papers of Hannah Jones Claiming a Pension I went and presented them to her with the acompanying letter she not being able through Infirmity of body to attend
the Court sent for A Judge of said Court before whome she made the acompanying Declaration
I have made enquire about the Credibility of those Deponents and as I before supposed am now satisfyed as Certified on their affidavits herewith sent. I cowled [called] on two of them but they could did not recollect clearly any thing more that appeared to me meterial. Mr Clifford said that he kept the tavern at Pittstown and also had Blacksmithing Carried on there and he could remember Very well when the said Jones Entered the service but not the day nor year he said he Clifford was at that time well aquainted with the officer whome Jones was under he was he said a Verry Nice Clever man he could not clearly remember his name though he said he had after tried to since I was at his house last fall but he said the said Jones went in the service when he Jones was about fifteen years old and continued in party much if not all the time during the war. by what the Deponents say it appears that Jones was an orphan and had no one to provide and take care of him but was of steady habits civil and Industrious, and that after the close of the war he learned the trade of a weelright [wheelwright] and lived Respectable but remained poor
I have again sent on the papers of Mrs Hannah Jones with some additional ones and hope they may prove suficient to satisfy or warrant the Dept to allow the old Lady her pension particularly as she is or appears to be in needy circumstances. I remain
Yours Respt &c P.H. Dils
March 13th 1840
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Kingwood N.J. Dec 8
6443 Dec 11
N.J.
July 7 1838
To the Honourable
the Secratary of War or Commissioner
of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.
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6443
Hannah Jones
Act 1838
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New Jersey
From P. H. Dils
[illegible] add'l evidence
in case of Mrs Hannah Jones

To 
The War Office 
City of Washington D.C.

J. L. Edwards Comm of Pensions

rec'd 7 Sept 1841
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Kingwood NJ Sept 2nd 1841
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions
Dear Sir
Being desireous that justice may be done
Mrs Hannah Jones widow of Hezekiah Jones Dec as far as the Evidence of his services in the Revolution was will permit and by request of said widow we had Mr Littles Examined again which Evidence I herein Enclose Believing it will give some sadisfaction.  it certainly proves the service of more
than three months positive and taken in connection with the other evidence heretofore sent you particularly Mr John Cliffords it appears to me you can have no scruples to allow her for at least six month service in the Commisary [commissary] Dept as a Teamster.  those witnesses is verry Respectable and cautious to give as Evidence any thing but what they clearly recolect.  Dates they would not give for for they might mistake.
This is not a Scheem [scheme] to Draw money from the government underserved. It is deserved (which would be as foren [foreign] to me to favour as it would be to you), but a Just Claim founded on a law of our Country that others no more entitled are receiving the Benifit [benefit] of.
Please to examine once more all the Evidence sent and try to get the meaning of the words used as it was not taken and draw'd up by a Lawyer or one versed in Languages
I Remain Respty
Yours &c
P.H. Dils

P.S. the cause of Delay in sending this affidavit
Mr Daniel Jones from what he had heard
Expected to have got some more Evidence from a man said to have been in the same service if living lives Near Wilkesbury Pa but he did not find him
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Letter of D G O'Berne
in case of app'n of Hannah
Jones widow of Hezekiah for pension
Explanatory
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Clinton H County N.J.
18th July 1854

My Dear Sir
Herewith you have the afft of Mr Roberson
taken before a Squire, and swears that at the time of taking Christy Little's affidavit in order to get a Pension for the widow of the late Hezakiah Jones that Little state positively to him that he was 18 months or two years as a waggoner belonging to the revolutionary
war, in the same company with himself Little under the same Wagon Master Robt Little and after that was impressed into the service as a soldier and Little stated to him Roberson that they were in the same Company and under the same officers - now when the Pension
was getting for Christy Little the officers names were Sworn to, and Little and Roberson swears that Jones served under the same officers, because he served in the same Company and Regiment with Little, and 
Roberson Swears to the best of his recollection and belief that the Colonels name was Lamb, and Elijah Hammell and Leonard Martin two Revolutionary Pensioner soldiers stated to him Roberson that they knew Jones to be a soldier in the Revolution
their affts were taken by Squire Roberson on
application for the Pension for the widow of the late H. Jones, Squire Roberson is no connection whatever of the family so he has no interest whatever in the pension and makes the afft of his free will and as he said that justice may be done to the heirs of the said Jones you will therefore press the matter and me the fact of Mr Roberson [illegible] to the family [illegible] to what Mr Little swore to and told him on his oath-
Yours Sincerely  D.G.O' Berne
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The time of service of the said Hezekiah Jones is proved by the affidavit of Christy Little, who now receives a pension from the United States, who states that the said Hezekiah Jones, to his knowledge served in the New Jersey line in the revolutionary war was at least two years as a waggoner and the deposition of  of Elijah Hummel although not very definite is still confirmatory of the same factum
The undersigned respectfully request that the
decision in the above application either 
[illegible] try the person is rejecting the application may be communicated to him by the department
I am
most respectfully yours
Wm Manners
Clinton New Jersey
Nov. 14th 1845
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Ss

Before me William Roberson a Justice of
the Peace in said County Personally appeared Christy Little who upon his oath deposeth and says that he knew Hezekiah Jones now Dec in the time of the Revolutionary war
that he said Little and he the said Jones Drove teams the said Little the No 3d the said Jones No 4 in the Brigade Andrew Little was Waggon Master or Conductor of the teams (We cawled him  Captain)
the said Christy Little the Deponent says they certainly served together for the space of three months and more time that he Cannot so clearly specify once in the said time a returning when near stony point a going down a steap hill the said Jones's wagon Run one weel over a rock and upset the said
Jones under it the said Deponent hearing said Jones hallow stop his team and went to him and helped him up and put to rights again the said Jones hapened not to be much
hurt save one finger the Deponent also states that he and the said Jones had often slept together when empty in one of their wagon and when loaded under their wagons
the said Deponent says they the said Little and the said Jones carted from the Commissary store at Pittstown and other places More Furman was Commisary.

Christy Little
Sworn and subscribed this
3d day of May 1841 Before me
William Roberson JoP
I do further hereby certify that the above Deponent Christy Little is Respectable
William Roberson J P
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Ss
Personally appeared before me Uriah Lance
one of the Justices of the peace in for said
County William Roberson a credible
witness on his oath saith that in taking
the affidavit of Christy Little a Revolutionary
Soldier and a Revolutionary pensioner, and
the said Christy Little Stated to this deponent
that Hezekiah Jones acted as teamster in the
regiment with the said Little for the space
of Eighteen months or two years under Robert
Little as team Master in the service of the
United States in the revolutionary war
and then was pressed in hearing arms served
for three years and upwards and the best of this deponents knowledge and belief, that the name of the commander of the regiment in which he and Little served was Colonel Lamb, and the said Little stated that in coming from stony point that Jones Waggon was upset and Jones fell under the waggon and caused a great alarm amongst the teamsters thinking he was killed and with difficulty he was extricated, deponent also saith Elijah Humel a
revolutionary Soldier and pensioner who stated to this deponent that Jones served as a soldier with him in arms in said war, and that Leonard Martin also a revolutionary soldier and and pensioner stated the same facts as
Elijah Hummel, This deponent believes what they stated to be a fact as they were respectable and creditable men and this deponent was a Justice of the peace at the time taking these affidavits, above mentioned, and also deponent makes this affidavit without any fear or reward or compulsion whatsoever.
William Roberson
Sworn and subscribed before me Uriah Lance (at Baptist town). One of the justices of the peace in and for said county this seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Fifty four Uriah Lance J.P
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Hezekiah Jones
N.J.
Hannah Jones
N.J. sus 38
J.C.G. Kennedy
Present

This is to certify that I Saml Lilly the Representative in Congress from the 3d Cong District of New Jersey am well acquainted with William Roberson the deponent within named and know him to be a man of good repute for honesty and integrity, and I have the fullest confidence in the truth of his statement - I also know that Uriah Lance is as he purports to be an acting Justice of the peace for the county named and was at the time of taking the affidavit of Wm Roberson aforesaid - to which facts if necessary I will make afft of.
Washington 20 July 1854
Saml Lilly
Page 83

Deposition of 
Benj Egbert
Page 85

affidavit
Elijah Hummel
Page 87

Affidavit of 
Christy LIttle
Page 88

State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon Ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of peace in and for said County Christy Little [illegible] who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he the said Little was in the service of the United States during a part of the Revolutionary war and that he the said Little at this time receives a pension for searvises then rendered and he was well acquainted at the time with Hezekiah Johns [Jones] late of Hunterdon in said State and
that he the said Hezakiah was regularly attached to the Jersey Line as a Wagoner and subject to the orders of the Officers thereoff for at least the
space of Two years during the said war of the
Revolution and further the deponent saith not
Christy Little
Sworn and subscribed before
me this second day of June A.D. 1845
Robert Roskhill
Page 89

[illegible] and affidavits
of PH Dils 
& Daniel Jones
Page 91

Declaration of
Hannah Jones, Widow
Page 92

State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon Ss

On this Eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred fourty five personally appeared before me
Robison Rockhill one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County Hanah [Hannah] Jones a resident of Kingwood in the County of Hunterdon and
State of New Jersey aged Seventy five 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July Seventh 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Heskiah [Hezekiah] Jones who was a Wagoner in
the Jersey line and regularly attached thereto and subject to the orders of the Officers thereoff for at least the space and during the time of Two years of the War of the  Revolution. she further declares that she was married to the said Hesikiah Jones on the first of November one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Seven and that her husband the aforesaid Hesikiah Jones died on about the fifteenth day of Apreal Eighteen hundred and Eighteen that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four
viz at the time above dated
Hannah Jones
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written
before me Robison Rockhill
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State of Newjersey
Hunterdon County Ss
Before me William Roberson one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Personally apeared Christy Litle [Little] who being duly sworn deposes and says he knew Hezekiah
Jones was a teamster in the services of the United States in the Revolutionary war and the said Jones and Lennard [Leonard] Martin Served in the same day on services he knew 
[illegible] [Olberson OKeson?]
was a Capton or Conductor in said services of the United States and that Andrew Little was also Capton or Conductor and said Jones served under Little as teamster in the war

Christy Little

Sworn and Subscribed
the 27th day of May 1842
Before me
William Roberson Jop
I do hereby Certify that the above named Christy Little is Respectable
William Roberson J P
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Kingwood Hunterdon Co NJ June 9th 1842
Mr Edwards Comr of Pensions

Dear Sir
by Request of Hannah Jones widow of Hezekiah Jones I send you the Affidavits of Christa [Christy] Little and of Leonard Martin they being sent to me to forward and I hope you may find something in them that in connection with the other affidavits sent to you may have the effects to draw her some Pension
Respt Yours &c
P. H. Dils

[written in margin]
Adress Kingwood P.O. N.J.
Page 97

I will here note some things that Mr Little said it had been so long ago that he could not recolect time and place nior enough to
it in his Affidavit thinking they may be of use to point you to same Record. he says he believes he Little Drove Team No 3 and said
Jones Drove No 4 of the next one to his that they slept together a many a light under their wagons that said Jones wagon once upset
agoing down a bad hill and drug said Jones some distance under it he expectes he would be kiled but got out some hurt only they Carted to Trenton NJ and to Germantown Pa and other places where the army lay or was stationed Dont Clearly Recolect if or no said Jones was at stony point when the americans retreated from there. there was such a
hurry or Bussle [bustle] in getting the Baggage loaded and off

P.H.D.

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Ss
I Isaac G Farler Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do herby certify that Peter H. Dils Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits purports to have been made was then and still
is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is Genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court at Flemington this 30th day of
November AD 1839
Isaac G Farler Clk
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County Ss
Be it known that on the Seventh day of October A.D. Eighteen Hundred & Thirty nine Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Christy Little and on his oath Saith that he knowed Hezekiah Jones in the time of the war of the Revolution and since and that he was
in the army of the Revolution as a waggoner for more than three month but how much longer he can't say
he then carted from Pittstown in the Township of Kingwood in said County (Moore Furman Comis Geneal) (and to the best of his recolection Andrew Little was Waggon master
at or some part of the time that said Jones Drove) and was about seventeen years old and he said James Carted from other Comis stores to the army also

Christy Little

Sworn and subscribed
7th day of October
1839 before me
J. H. Dils


State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
Ss
Be it known that on the Eighth Day
October AD 1839 before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally Appeared John Clifford who upon his Oath saith that he know'd
Hezekiah Jones when in the army of the Revolutionary war and that said Jones was in the service a good part of the time During said war he the Deponant having frequently
seen said Jones employed about the Comesaries [commissaries] stores at
Pittstown, and said Jones when at Pittstown often eat and slept at the dopents house
John Clifford
Sworn and subscribed
the day above Named
John Clifford
Before me
P. H. Dils
I do hereby certify that on enquire made I am satisfied the above Named Deponents Christy Little & John Clifford are Credible and in good repute for Candor sobriety and truth
March 11th 1840
J.H. Dils J.P.
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Clinton Hunterdon Coy New Jersey
16th April 1855
Waldo Esqr
Sir
I beg paron for intruding on your
invaluable time, but feeling aggrieved with respect to my fathers pension (Hezakiah [Hezekiah] Jones) who was a teamster
and sometimes a soldier in the Army of the Revolution
compels me to take the liberty of addressing you on the
subject, believing from your high sense of justice, when
the facts are fully stated will incline you to have justice
done to the heirs of the said Hezakiah Jones - Mr Christopher
Little who was a teamster and sometimes a soldier out
who was a Revolutionary pensioner, swore in his affidavit
which is on the file in the pension office at Washington
that the said Hezakiah Jones, served in the same Capacity
as he Little did and in the same regiment Brigade or Company
consequently under the same officers, which by reference
to the affidavits on the file procuring a pension for Christopher
Little will fully appear, for be it remembered that Little swears
that they served in the same capacity together, consequently
under the same officers, but through the incompetency of the
person who took Little's affidavit the name of the officers was
omitted to be stated, thinking that an affidavit stating the
was sufficient, and as Mr Little is long since dead, it
cannot now be remedied but by the reference aforesaid - A Mr
Heath and a Mr Jordon also revolutionary Soldiers made affts
stating the service of Hezakiah Jones my father which is on the
file in the proper office - and Mr Robertson who swore the last
affidavit and who took afft of Little as justice who is a most honorable man swore as Little did to the best of his belief, consequently it was not intended by him as more hearsay
but merely as well as he could remember what Little
swore to in his affidavit,-- but as to finding the names of
the teamsters and who served sometimes as soldiers it is utterly
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impossible at this distance of time to find them on the Rolls, as the record office was burned at Burlington County New Jersey and what was saved from the fire was thrown into a large Room at Trenton which would take years to search as there was not any index ever made from the rolls, and as all the revolutionary soldiers are now almost nearly dead it is impossible to get any further evidence, but your own honor and the justice of the claim must deside- and I hope sir you will not consign this to the "Tomb of the Capulets," but as a man of honor in your official capacity give it
fair perusal, and waiting with great anxiety for your decision
I remain with the most
profound respect
Your most Obt Servant
Hezakiah Jones
Page 101

Know all men by these presents that I Hezakiah Jones heir at law of Hesakiah [Hezekiah] Jones a soldier of the revolution do hereby constitute and appoint
Jos. C. G. Kennedy of the City of Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine into and prosecute any claim that may be justly due me as heir at law of Hezakiah Jones aforesaid
In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 29th day of June 1853
Hezekiah Jones

In presence of
E. R. Bullock

State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon Ss.
On this 29th of June 1853 personally appeared before me Edward R. Bullock Justice of the peace of said county the above named Hezakiah Jones who acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein expressed
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal this 29th day of June 1853
E. R. Bullock
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State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon Ss
On the 29th day of June 1853 personally appeared before me Hezakiah Jones who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist deposeth and saith that his Mother Hannah Jones [illegible] of the late Hezekiah Jones a soldier of the Revolution died sometime in the month of March 1853 and that the said Hezakiah Jones and Hannah Jones were the father and mother of
this deponent
Hezekiah Jones

Sworn and Subscribed
and year above mentioned
before me Edward R. Bullock
Justice of the Peace