Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18063, for Tim Jones, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE: Va.
Jones, Tim
NUMBER: S.18063
carded
CONTENTS
In 1833 aged 86 years and res. York Co. Va.
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[printed form with handwriting]

Virginia 23.522
Tim Jones
of York in the State of Va
who was a pr[ivate] in the Company commanded
by Captain Digges of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the 5 Va Regt. line [lined out]
for 2 years -

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars ___ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of April 34 and sent John McGregory Williamsburgh, Va
[double underlined]

Arrears to the 4th of March 34      240 -
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 40 -
[double underlined]
                                                      $280 -
[double underlined]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath: Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 61 Page 20 -
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[handwritten]

[written upside down]
Jn McGregory
Williamsburg Va

John McGregory Esq:
Williamsburg

[written upside down]
26.380
Tim Jones
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[handwritten]

State of Virginia
York County
To wit
On this 15th day of July 1833 personally appeared before the court of the County aforesaid Time Jones a resident of the County of York and State aforesaid aged 86 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 "that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year [blank] with Captain Edward Digges and served in the third Virginia Regiment in the Virginia State line under the following officers for the space of four years and four months; that he went into service as a substitute for his master Rolling Jones under Captain Edward Digges; was then first under Captain Ewall and then under Capt. Dudley and lastly under Captain Woodson who have him a discharge which has been destroyed in consequence of the burning of his house. That he was at the battle of Camden Court house and also at the battle of Yorktown ^[insert] in Virginia in which last battle he lost his leg by a musket ball. That at Camden Court-house (North Carolina) he was taken prisoner but was exchanged and again joined the army at Point of Forks in Virginia That he went as the substitute of his master Rolling Jones and was given his freedom by the Country for the faithful discharge of his duty as a soldier - 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court}
Tim his X mark Jones ['x' between first and last name]
Sam Sheild clk [clerk]
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states -
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[handwritten]

I Alexander W. Green aged 74 years last January do hereby certify that I was intimately acquainted with Rolling Jones the person named in the application of Tim Jones and I know that the said Rolling Jones in a drunken frolick [sic] enlisted during the revolutionary war and when he got sober he put Tim Jones the applicant in as his substitute and the said Tim Jones was set free for the faithful manner he discharged his duty while acting as a soldier 
Sworn to & Subscribed in open court this 15th July 1833
A. W. Green [signature]
Sam Sheild  cyc

And therefore the court doth certify that Alexander W. Green is a very old man of upright and honest character and that any statement made by him is entitled to full credit.

Copies
Teste
Sam Sheild clk
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[handwritten]

Virginia,
I Samuel Sheild clerk of the Court of York County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Tim Jones for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15th day of July 1833
Sam Sheild   cyc
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[printed form with handwriting]

P       18063
INVALID.
File No. 18.063
Tim Jones
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7' 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 447
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[handwritten]

Jas L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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[handwritten]

Richmond Feby 24th 1834

Sir,
Enclosed I send you the papers of Tim Jones relative, to his claim for a pension. He desires that I will request you to communicate to me, any information you may wish to convey to him. 
Direct to me at Wmsburg [Williamsburg] Virginia
I am very respectfully 
Your obedient Servant.
Jno McGregory

James L Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
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I Ansolem Bailey now in my seventy sixth year of age do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Tim Jones a man of Colour; that the said Time Jones is a resident of the County of York, that he said Tim Jones was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and I believe went into service under Captain Edward Digges in the third regiment of the Virginia State line in the year 1776 or 1777; That said Tim Jones was in service at the battle of York Town in Virginia where he received a wound in his leg in that battle and was obliged to have his leg amputated. I know that the said Jones is a very respectable man of Colour, and that he rendered much service in the revolutionary war, given under my hand and seal this 21st day of December 1833
Ansolem Bailey
his x mark [signed seal at right]

City of Richmond to wit
I Nathaniel Charter a justice of the peace in and for the City aforesaid do hereby certify that the afs'd Ansolem Bailey personally appeared before and made oath to the truth of the statements in the above certificate and I do hereby certify that the said Ansolem Bailey is a very old man and that any statement made by him whether on oath or otherwise is entitled to credit. Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of Dec. 1833
Nath Charter J.P. 
[signed seal at right]
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Virginia,
City of Richmond To wit;
I Thomas C. Howard clerk of the Court of Hustings for the said City do hereby certify that Nath'l Charter, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is a justice of the peace in and for said city, and a member of the court of Hustings thereof.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court of Hustings, this twenty first day of February, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty four, and in the 59th year of our foundation.
Th: C Howard.
[at left a wax and ribbon seal]
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Tim Jones

Admit as a private
2 years $80.

John McGregory
Wmsburgh 
Va.
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War Department, 

Pension Office, 19  Apr 1833 

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules and subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:}). You will,  when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with the, and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

Form  blank

I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Lines," :"State troops," "militia" and volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contacts, such as Clerks to commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as person who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places, at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officer, mucicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Records of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is Considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of 
County of }SS.
On this   day of    personally appeared (a) before      A. B. a resident (b) of    in the county of     and State, Territory of District of                  aged (c)      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on this oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)  , with     and served in the               (e) regiment of the                 line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service, (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and Statet in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. this form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquished every claim (f) whatvever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his names i not on the Pension roll of any Agnecy in any States, of (if any) only on that of the Agency in the Stae of           

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.      A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                                 of the Court of                        do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of                        for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal office (i) this     day of                  &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, can not be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (f) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, of Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribed a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We , A. B. a Clergyman,  residing in the      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                 , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be                               years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certified, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the proceeding  certificate is a clergyman, resident in the      and that C. D. who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Clerk of the court of            do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, tin the matter of the application of                      for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this   day of     &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstance connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produced such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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f his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full
account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the
principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the
imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no
favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the
County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above
provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following [m] interrogatories to all applicants for a pension,
on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New
Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the
Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a
substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you
served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general
circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by
whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it
signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and
who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of
the Revolution.
The Court will see that [t]he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration,
and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the
Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of
whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant,
who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents,
and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and
that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify,
and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in
the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the
subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the
declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of
Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is
herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity,
attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of
Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the
proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such
person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature
annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died
before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and
before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as
they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the
deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.


infirmity ; in which ease the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should
fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier most give the name of the Colonel under whom he
served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must
state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in
language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is
entitled. ln a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely
how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following
words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who,
being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of
memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the
best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following
grades: — For — year — months, and — days, I served as a — — . For — months and —
days, I served as a — ; and for such service I claim a pension.”
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant
served, and the particular rank he held, As the law directs the pension to be paid according to the
grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four
months, it too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who
apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia &c. without specifying the
tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a
declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the
applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where
the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be
distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member
of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should
accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the
papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which, contains the affidavit, or other papers
authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the
ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any
paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the
Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in
their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his
leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate
who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official
character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of
office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and
State Troops, The proof required by rule in this case applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War
Department, with the declaration.

Not on the roll