Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13559, for Samuel Jones, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
born. continental R.I.
Jones, Samuel
S. 13559
carded
CONTENTS
A 1757 at Stonington, Conn. & res there at end. m 1832 res Rensselaer Co. N.Y.

14519 14519 New York
Samuel Jones
of Ruppelstown in the State of New York who was a Private in the Continental Army commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt. commanded by Col. Parsons in the Continental line for 2 Years
Continental and Conn.
Records completed Apr. 30/68
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of May 1833 _____ and in No. of Mitchell Pension roll
Arrears to the 4th of March $160 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th day 40 $200
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Set June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. C. [Signature] Clerk Book 6. Vol. 4. Page 22

No. 21,329
Samuel Dand
Rensselaer County N.Y.
admitted. 24 mo Private.
John Fish Agt.
Hooick Falls P.O.
Rensselaer Co
N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
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 the subjjoined 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 them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Jones Pensylvania County N. York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1775 1 Private Capt. Smith 75 years Harrington Living Witness {   " 1875 1 " Col. Parsons & General Col. John Tyler Connecticut Traditionary {   Rob 1777 5 " Col. Thomas Latimer   Enlisted 1778 9 " Col. John Tappin Col. Cornell  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 Line," "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 contracts, 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 persons 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. The 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 officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record 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 } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 June 7th, 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, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State 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 relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State 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 proceedings 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 of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe 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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding 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.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings 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 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 circumstances 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 produce 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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 the 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 traditional 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.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case 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 must 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. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of 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 , is 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; and 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional 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.
Daniel D. Davidson  Sam Clark

Samuel Jones Application for a N.Y. Pension 21329
W. H. [?] Camp - [?]
Jan y 8.
John Fitch esq Adriack falls
Rec d 6 Jan y 1833

Declaration in as passed 7 th June 13 State of New York
Bill of the act of Congress
On the ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before Daniels Gardner, Esquire, a regular of the City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid, and presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court in and for the City of Troy aforesaid, now sitting Samuel Jones a resident of the town of Petersburg in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York, aged sev- enty five years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law duty, on his oath, made the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed, 7 th June, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born at Stonington in the State of Connecticut in the year seventeen hundred and fifty seven, that he has no record of his age. That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer and that when he entered the service he was living at Stonington aforesaid. That he enlisted at Stonington aforesaid in the month of October in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five one month, that the day of the month in which he enlisted he cannot recollect, that he enlisted under one Captain Smith in a company of State Troops and went to Stonington Point and worked on a Fort, that he served out the time of his enlistment there and was dismissed and no writ- ten discharge - That he again enlisted in the month of December in the year aforesaid for one year, that he cannot recollect the day of the month in which he enlisted, that he enlisted in a company of State Troops commanded by Captain James Chapman & the Regiment to which said company belonged was commanded by Colonel Parsons who was subsequent- ly made General when Colonel John Tyler took

command of the Regiment, that he enlisted at Stonington afore said and marched to Roxbury was stationed there a while & then went to New London & from there to New York and from there to Long Island where he remained until the American troops left the Island and went to New York, that he then went to New York and from there to Harlem Heights and Kings Bridge and was finally discharged at a place called Ramapaw in the State of New Jersey on the first of January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven having served out his full term of one year in the service of the United States as a Soldier of the Revolution of that he received no written discharge -
That in the month of August, the precise day of the month he cannot recollect in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven at Stonington afore said he volunteered without being enlisted for the term of three months, that he volunteered and went with a company of Militia commanded by Captain Richard Hunt, the Lieutenants name was Isaac Gibbs and the name of the Colonel who commanded the Regiment to which said company belonged, was Thomas Latimer, that he was marched to Preston Connecticut & from there to Stillwater in the State of New York, that he was in the battle of Saratoga ————— and was at the Surrender of Burgoyne, that he was then marched to Albany and from there to Rhine beck or Livingston Manor and was there discharged in the month of November seventeen hundred and seventy seven, that he received no written discharge having served out his time of three months
That in the month of June, the day of the month he cannot recollect, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight at Stonington afore

said he again enlisted for nine months in a company of State Troops. That he was enlisted by captain Jackson his Christian name he cannot recollect and went to Tiverton Rhode Island and there joined the Regiment, that his Captain's name was Benjamin Hopping and the name of the Colonel who commanded the Regiment John Tappan, that the General's name was who commanded the Brigade Cornell Brigade that he was in Sullivan's Expedition and discharged the sixteenth day of March in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy nine at Tiverton aforesaid that he received no written discharge, but was dismissed having served out his full time of nine months - that he has no documentary evidence of any of his services above stated, nor does he know of any person living who was personally acquainted with any of his above services and that he has no proof of his services nor does he know of any that he can procure except the affidavits of the persons hereto annexed, which he expects to procure & have the same that he has resided since the Revolutionary War in the town of Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut until about forty years ago when he removed to Petersburg (then called Little Hoosick) in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York where he has resided ever since and still continues to reside, That the names of the persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution are Lebelon Lewis Ziba Hewitt Caleb Nokes Aaron Worthington That the said Ziba Hewitt resides in his neighborhood but within the bounds of the adjoining town of Grafton He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state of the state of
sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Archibald Ball Clerk
Samuel X Jones mark

Mr. Ishak Lewis — a clay man residing in the town of Patankburgh in the county of Pulaski and state of

Mr. Zebulon Lewis — a clergyman residing in the town of Petersburgh in the county of Rensselaer and state of
New York and Tiba Hewitt (residing) in the Town of Grafton  said County , hereby certify, that we are acquainted with Samuel Jones, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is represented and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Tiba Hewitt Z. Lewis.
Archibald D. Bull Clerk and the said Court 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 Certifies that it appears to them that
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the town of Petersburgh  Petersburgh in the County of Rensselaer and state of New York, and that Tiba Hewitt who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Grafton in said County  same place , and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Archibald Bull, Clerk of the Court at Common Pleas, Called the Mayors Court, in and for the City of Troy, in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Jones — for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and put seal of office this tenth day of August 1832 Archibald Bull Clerk

Personally appeared before me justice of the peace of the said County of Surrey Herbert of the Town of Peterborough in the County aforesaid and made oaths and affidavit that he was acquainted with Samuel Jones from a boy up to the present time and that in the year 1775 up to the year 1776 he lived within one mile and a half of the said Samuel Jones in the Town of Sturminster Newton County of Herefordshire and that the General Report was that the said Samuel Jones had enlisted in the Continental service and that he the said Herbert did let the said Samuel Jones have his knapsack in the Month of December 1775 for the purpose of going into the service and that the said Samuel Jones did go for that purpose and that the report and talk was that the said Samuel went from the town where he lived after he enlisted to the Nashville and there he joined the army from there back to Sturminster and from there to New London and from there to New York by water and served one year and that he saw the said Samuel Jones when he came home from out of the service and that he thinks and has no doubt but what he saw the said Samuel Jones when he was in the service and further he saith not. Dated Nov 10 1832 Sworn to and subscribed } Henry Hewitt This 10th day of November 1832 before me Nathan Wolton justice Peace
Neaple and County of B. Pres.:

State of New York } Rensselaer County } ss. On the 10 th day of November 1882 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County Story Hewitt and made oath in due form of law that the facts stated in the within affidavit by him subscribed are true as the same are therein stated and set forth. And I further Certify that I am well acquainted with the said Story Hewitt and that he is a credible person & his statement is enti- tled to full credit. Nathan Moulton Justice Peace
State of New York } Rensselaer County } ss. I Archibald Bull clerk of the said County do certify that Nathan Moulton Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have sworn was, at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquaint- ed with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed above to the certificate above written to be genuine and his proper hand writing and signature. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County the Twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Archibald Bull Clerk for N. Howard Junr. Deputy

Rensselaer County ss -
Personally appeared before me the undersigned justice of the peace of the Town of Petersburg in the County aforesaid Caleb Hakes and affidavit that he has been acquainted with Samuel Jones from a Boy up to the present time and that he saw Samuel Jones in the Continental service in the year 1776 on the forays taking care of the wounded soldiers, and that in the year 1778 he was in the service with the said Samuel Jones in Rhode Island in Col John Hopkins Regiment and that he and the said Samuel Jones staid in the said Regiment nine months and that the said Samuel Jones was in the company of Captain Benjamin Hopkins in said Regiment Dated Nov 10 th 1832 - Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 10 th day of November 1832 - Nathan Walton Justice Peace
Caleb Hakes
State of New York } ss. on the 10 th day of November 1832 Rensselaer County } Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County Caleb Hakes and made oath in due form of law that the facts by him stated in the above affidavit there are true as the same are stated and set forth and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Caleb Hakes and that he is a credible person & his statement is entitled to full credit Nathan Walton Justice Peace
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State of New York
Rensselaer County } ss.
I Archibald Bull clerk of the said County do certify that Nathan Salton Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the said County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and within  said believe his name subscribed within to the within  said Certificate to be genuine and his proper hand writing and signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County the Twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Archibald Bull Clerk for N. Forward Sum Deputy
Samuel Jones
Application for a
Emulsion
21329
Mr. J. G. ... Rensselaer Co. N.Y.
Encl. N.Y.
John Fitch
Hoosick Falls
Recd. 6. Jan 1833

1904. Aug 9. Mrs. Chas. E. Smith Chester Conn. sent hist. of service out
Rev War
13558 INVALID.
File No. 13, 559
Samuel Jones
Briv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 197
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev
born. 176-7, Stonington Conn - as col. " "
Oct. 75 - Smith Conn - 1 mo.
Dec 75 - James Chapman " 1 yr. Parsons & John Tyler
Aug 77 - Richard Hunt " 3 mo. Thos Latimer
June 78 - Benj Hopping " 9 mo. Jno Lopping Sullivan exp -
Battle of Saratoga Surr of Burgoyne
Dec - Aug. 9, 1832 at Petersburg N.Y.

Chester Savings Bank
Chester, Conn. July 23, 1904.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen,
The men whose names appear below served in the Revolutionary War. Will you kindly inform me if they, or their widows, were granted pensions?
If you have any record of their military service, will you please give me the desired information?
 ✓ John Stull, Killingworth, Conn.  ○ Isaac Kelsey " " "  ○ Phinehas Dudley " " "  Samuel Jones, Saybrook, Conn. 
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Chas. E. Smith, Chester, Conn.