Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,701, for James Jones, North Carolina
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SERVICE N. C.     Jones, James    NUMBER S.41701
CONTENTS In 1821, aged 60 years & res Halifax Co N. C.
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18.913
North Carolina
James Jones 2d of Halifax in the State of N. Carolina who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Yarborough of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ashe? in the N Carolina [missing edge of page]ne, for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of N Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence o[missing edge of page] the 1st of March 1823

[C]ertificate of Pension issued the 19 of April 182[missing edge of page] and sent to the Hon H G Burton Halifax N Carolina

Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1823          $103
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1823   48
                                                        $49.03
{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.& 1 march 1823}
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18,017
Admitted
Hon: H. G. Burton 
H.R.
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Halifax County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
November Term 1812

District of North Carolina
On this 22nd day of November, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the County of Halifax James Jones aged sixty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the acts of Congress of the 18 March 1818 and the first of May 1820. That he the said James Jones enlisted for the term of one year and an half on the ____ day of May in the year 1781 in the state of North Carolina in the company commanded by Col. Ashe after wards by Col. or Major Redding Blount in the lines of the state of North Carolina on the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the war was at an end when he was discharged from the said service in the state of North Carolina

That
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That he was in the Battles of Eutaw Springs and at a small skirmish in Dorchester, near Bacon's Bridge in South Carolina and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services wxcept the testimony now offered, which has been heretofore forwarded to the War Department. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly declare that I was a resident citizen of the united states on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the first day of May 1820 and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust any property or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Viz
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Viz - one plowstock and two hoes, three weeding hoes, one sow and four pigs, a small crop of corn made on 18 acres rented Land, that he resides in Halifax County that his family consists of himself, his wife about 47 years of age and five children from 6 to 15 years of age. 
Signed - James Jones
Sworn to and subscribed in open court}

The Court values the property at fifteen dollars.

I Richard Eppes, clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions holden for the County of Halifax do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration on oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the schedule is fifteen dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 21 day of November 1821
Richard Eppes, Clerk By L. M. Johnston, DC
L S.
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Isham Scott makes oath personally before me Honorable Judge Daniel one of the Judges of the superior Courts of Law and Equity state of North Carolina at the Fall Term 1822, that James Jones the said applicant for a pension, whose case is herein before set forth was in the service of the state of North Carolina on the continental establishmnet state line at the town of Halifax on or about the first of May 1781, that he continued in service with the said James Jones, the applicant untill the August following and that he did not see said James Jones untill the spring following, when he understood from said Jas. Jones that he had just been discharged from service and believes what he then understood to be the truth, that this deponent and the said James Jones the applicant were under the command of Col. Hardy Murfree for a part of the said time they were in service together
Isham (X his mark) Scott
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court}
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The aforesaid James, the said applicant states on oath before the said Judge Daniel in open court that he had his last settlement with Major Chas. Jurard in Tarboro Edgecomb County and state of North Carolina and he recd sixty six dollars & two thirds in silver money, he says also on oath that the time for which he enlisted is not set forth in his said form exactly correct. And he now maketh oath that he enlisted for one year only, that the time he was first mustered in service was immediately before Lord Cornwallis passed through Halifax, and that he was with, and a part of the levies raised in the state line to oppose him on his passage and was sometime under the command of Col. Armstrong
James Jones
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court
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State of North Carolina
I Elisha B Smith Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Halifax in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that that the foregoing additional declaration of James Jones and the foregoing deposition of Isham Scott were taken and subscribed in open Court and that they are truly copied from the records filed in my office -
Given under my hand and seal of office the 30th day of October 1822
E B. Smith, Clerk
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41701
INVALID
Revy
[missing edge of page]le No. 41.701
James Jones
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
[missing edge of page]ndex:-Vol. I?, Page 260
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1821 of Halifax
at Eutaw Spgs