Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13565, for Benjamin Jones, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Jones, Benjamin
S. 13565
carded
CONTENTS
Left at White Plains N.Y. In at New York City In 1832 res. Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co. N.Y.

Albany. Connecticut. 6852 New York New York
Benjamin Jones of P'keepsie in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Edwards of the Reg't commanded by Col Waterbury in the Connecticut line for 13 months & 28 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 52 Dollars 08 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Mar 1833 and sent to Hon E C Reed Homer N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '39 $106.16 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 26.54 $132.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo Cromwell Clerk Book D E Vol. 4 Page 22.
June 20. 1834 transfd to Connecticut - from the March 1834 Voucher sent to Isaac Sherman Esq, Bridgeport Cont. on the 21
Cash to Pw age 21. March 1839. To Albany N.Y. from 4 th Sept 1838. - 8 th April 1839. - Notification to S. B. Canfield - Homer N.Y.
Death not on A.B. J.L.R.

Declaration
In Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 State of New York
On this 23 day of September personally appeared in open court before the Judges of Cortland County Court, now sitting Benjamin Jones a resident of Public in the County of Cortland & State of New York aged 68 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was born at the town of White Plains State of New York  New York in the year 1764 that he has no record of his enlistment that on the fifteenth day of May 1781 he entered the service as a Deed substitute for Jonathan Taylor in the town of Branford State of Connecticut under Captain Nathaniel Edwards of the town of Watbury and State aforesaid in the regiment commanded by David Waterbury of Stamford and that he joined the regiment at Greenwich in the State of Connecticut and staid there till June and then marched to White Plains and remained there till November his service was keeping guard and scouting. The French Light horse lay there during the time lay at White Plains. the French used the the pass word France France saw the French light horse have a battle with the British  French horse at Marcy near Rockhill not far from White Plains. this was the time that Waterbury was ordered down to to Fogs neck to dislodge a regiment of Tories He was in the battle on the Island this was in August about harvest the time a part of the Tories were driven aboard the British vessels. & a part killed and some taken prisoners of war. their field pieces were dislodged and broken and thrown into the the creek. destroyed their provisions & liquor.

he was on a scout before the last mentioned battle and went to New Rochelle and came out onto the main road from New York to Boston. about Eight o'clock A.M. thinks in the month of July his officer made a halt. they had been out all night. and while halting a gentleman rode up and asked where the Commander of the scout or party was Ensign Smith who had the Command said I am here he said you have got 80 light horse in a quarter of a mile of you. Smith said I am not for that. The man rode away. Smith ordered the men to ready and you saw the light horse coming in sight. on full speed. the scouting party struck across the fields and the light followed and they formed into a hollow square. they found around them his party there being only 27 of his party. the Command- ing officer of the horse told Smith if he would resign himself up he should be used like a prisoner or he would parol him and his men Smith told him he should not do it. the officer of the horse said if we have to fight and take you we shall cut you into inch pieces Smith said you must take us first the officer said he would give five minutes to surrender Smith said Charge & he doubled every man was ordered on his right knee & the bridle of his gun on the ground. & Smith stood in the centre and told his men the first that gave back he would cut his head off with his sword then on a quarter of the horse charged on them and their horses were pricked and some of the horses were thrown and the rider fell over into the Hollow Square and Smith put

over into the Hollow Square and Smith put
his foot on to the horsemans sword and said I have got one I want some more charge again the horse made another charge and were repulsed. & the third charge was made and repulsed again and our party took a prisoner and killed a horse. and one of his arms was broken. and bayonet was broken and the horse rode off and found. and our men all raised on their feet and rested. and the prisoners sat in the centre. Smith then ordered one of the soldiers to take the commander off of the horse as he was parading his men the soldier drew up and shot him and he the officer fell dead. then another officer took the command and he was ordered to be that which was done - & the third took command and rode out from the horse and said to Smith if you will give up it shall be well if not we will send for 100 more horse and have you we will. Smith told him to send and he did I want to manure the ground with the tories so that it should bear something after the war. then of the horse were dispatched immediately Smith ordered his men into rank & file at 2 paces distance in front & rear opposite to the spaces so as to fire through them Smith ordered the front rank to begin a scattering fire on the right & to fire to the left & then there to do the same from the left to right & every man to take good aim. which was done which drove the horse off there were but 24 left the field inside the two that had been sent away. the rest were taken or killed or wounded and their scouts went home to their own party

also he was at Biram Heddon in June same year just before he went to Whitplains they had news the Tory horse were coming down that night Upon the guard the Commander ordered the applicant to stand at the entrance of the bridge off a guard and acted as sentry and a guard lay behind the entrance of the bridge in a guard. and the Lieutenant stood near the bridge, and said he must not hail till they struck the bridge. and a sentry was placed below the bridge a quarter of a mile on the York side, in the night about midnight he heard the sentry hail before they answered a friend. Sentry asked to whom they said to America. The Sentry told them to stand an advance and give the Counter sign an advanced and said he had not got the Counter sign. but was a Scout of Washington horse which had been out intending to stay at the guard that night. The Sentry let them go on they came. and as the first horse struck the bridge the applicant hailed. they made no answer and they came on he hailed a second time no reply but they came on and as he hailed the third time he fired and the forward man fell who was discovered to be one Nathaniel Bearmore Captain of the Tory horse whom the applicant had before known. He jumped as he was ordered over the wall and over the guard which lay behind it and ran to the guard house and the guard rushed on the Tories and broke them to pieces and the Tories rode before the guard house &

found and our men and half went up under the wall. having a space between the two parties of the guard and as the horse returned towards the bridge they came between the two parties and were fired upon both ways & 26. were killed & wounded out of the 60 About the first of November he went to North Stamford there was a redoubt redoubt built there staid there all winter and was discharged in May about the middle had a written discharge signed by Waterbury which is lost. he signed an oath Before the above stated service. when he was 16 years of age about the month of May in year 1780. he volunteered to keep guard at Horse neck under Captain Belick of Norwalk staid two weeks and was dismissed about middle freely volunteered went again. under Lieutenant Linstock thinks his Captain was from Milton of Norwalk does not recollect his name staid at Horse neck two weeks & was discharged And in the month of October same year he volunteered to guard the shore of Norwalk to keep the Tories and British from coming over to get provision he was under Captain Scoville served one month and was discharged. has no documentary evidence of his service. his father moved from White Plains and when the applicant was five years old. to Housatonic  Norwalk and at 12 years old moved to Norwalk lived there till he was 25. and then moved to Greenfield Saratoga Co. N. Y. when he was about 30 years old he went to Salisbury in Connecticut: he then moved to Saratoga

again from there to Poughkeepsie and again from there to Connecticut again. About ten years ago he moved into Phebe where he now lives Joseph Crofoot & John Fowler of Phebe knows him & can testify to his reputation as a soldier of the revolution. He could not get a clergyman to attend court but obtained his affidavit 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 any State agency of any State. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss & Clerk Benjamin Jorts
State of New York Cortland County ss Joseph Crofoot & John Fowler of the town of Phebe County of Cortland hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Benjamin Jams of Phebe who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration. That they believe him to be 68 years of age: that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that they concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed the day & year Joseph Crofoot aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss & Clerk Benjamin Jorts John Fowler
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 Joseph Crofoot & John Fowler who signed the preceding certificate are resident in the said town of Pugh and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
William Mallory Andrew Dickson Aaron Brown Oliver Knappman Judges of Common Pleas
I Samuel Hatchkip Jr. Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Corthland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Ebenezer for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this _____ day of September A. D. 1832
Samuel Hatchkip Jr. Clerk

House of Reps Feb 7 28. 1833 I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Symon Fitch, Cook St John & Lindal Fitch whose names appear upon the annexed affidavits - They are each of them men of character & stand- ing & full credit is to be given to their statements -
Ernest Root

State of New York Delaware County
I certify that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Jones during the Revolutionary War that he then lived in the town of Norwalk in the State of Connecticut that he was called out with the Militia of said State and served in said Militia. but how often or what length of time I do not recollect.
Sworn before me Aug 27 th 1832
Bennet Beardsley Just of the Peace Seymour Fitch
State of New York Delaware County
Personally appeared before the undersigned Justice of the Peace of said County. Cook John and Lindal Fitch who being duly sworn say they were well acquainted with Benjamin Jones during the Revolutionary War; that he then resided in the town of Norwalk State of Connecticut that he was some time absent from home and that they publicly understood and believed that he was in the Military service of the United States.
Subscribed and sworn before me August 27 th 1832
Cook John Lindal Fitch
Bennet Beardsley Just of the Peace

State of New York Delaware County 3 d .
I Anthony M. Paine Deputy Clerk of the said county, do certify that Bennet Bradsley before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the justices of the Peace in and for the said county and that I am acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his name subscribed thereto to be his proper handwriting and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of August 1882 —
Anth: M. Paine Dept. Clk

State of New York Cortland County
I Matthew Harrison A Clergyman residing in the Town of P'keepsie and County of said and hereby certify that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Jones that he believes him to be Sixty eight 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 he concurs in that opinion and that the said Benjamin Jones is a man of good moral character for truth  truth and veracity I have and subscribed before me Sept 26 th 1839
Matthew Harrison
Joseph Crapafat Justice

State of New York Cortland County p 3 Elizer Crofoot of the town of Preble in the said County of Cortland aged 66 years last June was born in the State town of Redding County of Fairfield in the of Connecticut and resided there & in Newton in said County during the Revolutionary war and was personally acquainted with Benjamin Jones who lived during the war in the town of Norwalk in the said State as he was informed & believes to be true that during the war and he thinks in the winter of 1780 or the winter 1781. he does not recollect which this deponent says he was at the house of the said Jones Mother and the said Jones was absent and was informed and believes it is true that he was in the house and it was generally reported and believed to be true that he served in the army about fourteen months that and this deponent has been acquainted with him since and he has at all times been a good moral character and stands as a man of

truth & veracity and further be sworn and subscribed before me Sept 25 th 1832 Joseph Crofoot Justice
Ebenezer Crofoot
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Crofoot of Preble before whom the two above affidavits were taken that he was on the date thereof, an acting Justice of the peace of the town of Preble in the County of Cortland, & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & that the signature above (Joseph Crofoot) are his own proper hand writing - Washington Dec 3. 1832.
E. C. Reed - House of Reps
I certify that Ebenezer Crofoot & Matthew Harrison who made the above affidavits are both of them men of high standing high standing & character in my County full credit is to be given to their statements.
E. C. Reed House of Reps
All of the within papers were prepared under the direction of my Partner in business Mr. Battlefield & they were attached together by the Clerk of Cortland County. No alteration or addition has been made to the papers since they came from the Clerk's hands.
E. C. Reed - House of Reps
Benjamin James Pension Papers
These papers are defective or for the proof is necessary address E. C. Reed Homer Cortland N.Y. at present to the House of Reps Washington Dec 3. 1832
28 days

Free Letter Benjamin Franklin appl d to Genl. Hills 6 June 1827  for Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss Bridgeport
On this 31 st day of May A D 1834 before me the Subscribed Justice of the Peace for the said County of Fairfield personally appeared Benjamin Jones who on his Oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Coonradt in the Regiment commanded by Col. David Waterbury in the Service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension List Roll of the Agency New York State from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the Town of Weston in the County of Fairfield State of Connecticut where he intends to remain; and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Connecticut are that his children reside in the State of Connecticut & he wishes to reside with them
Subscribed & Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport On the 31 st day of May A D 1834 before me the subscriber Justice of the Peace for said County of Fairfield personally appeared Eli Lacy who on his Oath declares that he is personally acquainted with Benjamin Jones and well knows him to be the same person described in the foregoing Affidavit. Eli Lacy
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that Eli Lacy the above deponent is well known to me and is a person of veracity
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport I Charles Poote Notary Public for the County of Fairfield do hereby certify that Isaac Sherman Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were authenticated is a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and Subscribed my name this 3 rd day of June 1834
Chas Poote Notary Public

Bridgewater June 3 1834
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir. I am personally acquainted with Benjamin Jones who has applied to have the payment of his pension transferred to this state. I intimated his papers to draw his money last March in New York and when the money was paid the agent sent me word Mr. Jones Pension must be transferred to the State of Connecticut. I therefore make the application accordingly please to communicate with me on the subject - Yours very Respectfully Isaac Sherman

September 24, 1934.
Mrs. F. N. Becker Box 404 Broadalbin, New York.
BA-J/ILL Benjamin Jones S. 13565
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Benjamin Jones, a pensioner.
The record of Benjamin Jones is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 13565, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Benjamin Jones was born in the year 1764, in White Plains, New York, moved when five years of age to Horseneck, Connecticut, with his mother, thence, at the age of twelve years, to Norwalk, Connecticut, where he resided until about twenty-five years of age. The names of his parents are not shown.
He volunteered in May 1780, and served two weeks as private in Captain Selick's Connecticut company, at Horseneck; about the middle of July following, he served two weeks under Lieutenant Comstock at the same place; and in October 1780, he served one month in Captain Scofield's company at Norwalk. He enlisted May 15, 1781, served as private in Captain Nathaniel Edwards' company, Colonel David Waterbury's Connecticut regiment, was in engagements with the Tories at Byram Bridge , near New Rochelle, and at Frog's Neck, and was discharged at the expiration of service of one year.
Living gives this at Byram River.
The soldier moved from Norwalk, Connecticut, to Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, remained until about thirty years old, when he went to live in Salisbury, Connecticut, after that returned to Saratoga, from there to Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, thence back to Connecticut, and about 1822, moved to Preble, Cortland County, New York.
Benjamin Jones was allowed pension on his application executed

September 25, 1832, at which time he resided in Preble, Cortland County, New York. In May 1834, Benjamin Jones was a resident of Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He stated then that he had moved recently from New York, as his children resided in Connecticut, but he did not give the names of his children. In March 1839, the soldier resided in Preble, Cortland County, New York, with his son, Benjamin Jones, Jr; he had moved to Preble from Newtown, Connecticut. The name of soldier's wife is not shown.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

C. H. Com. M.E.
Revman
135-65 INVALID.
File No. 135-65
Benjamin Jones Br. New Mar.
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 197
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sept. 27/93 Hist. to Judge Ripley, Pleasant Valley
June - 17 - 19 at Chas. G. Phelps milling pond Conn
1906 June 22 - History to Hon. N. D. Sperry - C.
1934 Sept. 24 - Hist. to Mrs. F. H. Becker - N.H.

Mar 29
Worland
[Stylized signature or mark]
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Pension Agency Hartford March 25, 1839
Sir In answer to your enquiry as to what time Benjamin Jones a Pensioner on the roll of this Agency under the Act of 7 June 1832 at 53 33 / 100 dollars per annum was last paid, I have to inform You that he has been paid to the 4th day of September 1838.
I am very Respectfully Your obedient Servt. S. L. Pitkin, Agent
J. S. Edward, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Benjamin Jones Pension papers
Corrected returns to Pension Office by E. C. Reid of House of Reps.
amnd

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin Jones which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? neg II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? neg III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? neg IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? neg V. * Has he mentioned 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? neg VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? neg VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? neg VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? neg IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? neg X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? neg

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no - Committed Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? no
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? no
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no - Committed
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? no
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
Ein-Roots E. C. Ruds certificate
C. Ruds certificate

Revolutionary Punion Class
FREE
Mar 15 Here! Mr. Dwan
J. L. Edwards. Commission Punion.
Washington City District Columbia

County of Cortland ss on this 6 th day of March 1839 before me, the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cortland personally appeared Benjamin Jones of Poble in said County, who, on his Oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Edwards, in the Regiment commanded by Col Warrenterry in the Service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the Town of Poble, Cortland County State of New York, with his Son where he intends to remain and wishes his Pension to be there payable in future - the following are his reasons for removing from Newtown, Fairfield County & State of Connecticut his son Benjamin Jones Jr is now able to assist & take care of me, and provide me a comfortable home, ac- cording to my rank and condition in life.
sworn and subscribed before me this 6 th day of March 1839 Leyr B Campille J. Peace
Benjamin Jones
I certify that I have been personally acquainted with said Benjamin Jones along time & know him to be a person of truth and morality & reputable in his neigh- borhood
Leyr B Campille J. Peace
Cortland County ss - I Joseph Crofoot aged Forty Six years, being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath say that he has been person- ally acquainted with Benjamin Jones afore- said for upwards of thirty years last past, and knows that he is the identical person whom he represents himself to be & knows that he has drawn a Pension for some time & that I assisted said Jones to obtain his said Pension sworn before me this 6 th day of March 1839 Leyr B Campille J. Peace
Joseph Crofoot

I certify that Joseph Crofoot is a Man of truth and Character and reputable in his neighbourhood -
Liger P. Canfield J. Peace
State of New York Cortland County
I Orin Simson Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Liger P. Canfield Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been taken was at the time of the same a justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly elected & qualified and that his signatures to the certificates above, are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this of said County this 8th day of March AD 1839
O. Simson Clerk
Benjamin Jones Application for a transp 1839

Dear Sir - Please send me the Transfer, on this application, as soon as convenient. I oblige your humble Servt J. A. Edwards Esq.
Robert H. Campbell Horn Courtland County N. York March 9 th 1839
Benjamin Jones Application for a Transfer March 1839
W. B. London Esq.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Releasers Bureau Washington D.C.
Rev. War Section

Box 404 Broadalbin N.Y.
Gentlemen:
Would like pension record of Benjamin Jones , pensioner 1832 in Fairfield Co. Conn. per page 650 Conn. Men in Revolution.
Yours truly
Mrs. F. N. Becker.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S.,
Washington, D. C.,
June 20 , 1906.
Respectfully referred to
the Commissioners of Pensions.
Kindly work with the enclosed & suppose the pensions referred to are Revolution ary
Very respectfully,
H. D. Sperry
M. C., not District. Conn.

Probate Court,
District of Barkhamsted.
ORVILLE H. RIPLEY, Judge.
Pleasant Valley, Conn., Sept' 16 1893.
To the Hon Supt of Pensions Washington D. C.
Will you please give me such information as your office may contain concerning birth, death date of enlistment, discharge, place of birth and service of Benjamin Jones. a soldier of the Revolution from Connecticut whose name occurs on page 650. of the record of Conn. men as issued from the Adjutant General's office of said state and oblige yours Respectfully
Orville H. Ripley Pleasant Valley Litch' Co. Conn.

COPY.
L.M.H.
June 23, 1906.
Hon. N. D. Sperry, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Sperry:-
In reply to your communication of the 20th instant, received on the 21st, relative to the Revolutionary War pension claim of Benjamin Jones, for Mr. H. N. Remington, of No. 69 Linsley Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut, I have the honor to advise you that it appears from the papers in claim Survivor's File, 13,565, that Benjamin Jones was born in 1764, at White Plains, New York, and was a resident of Norwalk, Connecticut when he served in the Connecticut troops as follows:
Volunteered in May 1780, under Capt. Selick; two weeks. Volunteered middle of July, under Lieut. Cumstock; two weeks. Volunteered in October, under Capt. Scofield; one month. Substituted at Branford, Connecticut, May 15, 1781, under Captain Nathaniel Edwards, Colonel David Waterman's regiment, was in engagements with Tories at Biram Bridge, near New Rochelle, and at Frog's Neck; one year.
He was allowed pension on an application executed September 25, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Preble, Cortland county, New York. Soldier resided alternately in the States of New York and Connecticut until 1839, when he stated

Hon.N.D.Sperry.
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that he "removed to Preble, New York, with his son," for the reason that "his son Benjamin Jones Jr. was more able to provide for him".
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.