Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20183, for Amos Jones, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Jones, Amos Lydia
W 20183
CONTENTS
Amos Jones born in Manchester, Tenn. Mar 10 1829. Died Monroe Co. Ky. Apr 10 1880.
[Faint, illegible handwriting]

24.398 New York
Amos Jones of Monroe Co., in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Rawley of the Regt. commanded by Col. Swift in the New York line for 6 months — " —
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Dec r 1833 and del d to Col. L. P. Price. Rush — Conduct — present Arrears to the 4th of Sept '33 $ 50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th M ch 34 10 $60
Revolutionary Claim, June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. Castle Clerk, Book E, Vol. 3, Page 63.

Albany 4007 New York
rep. 2 May '44
Lydia Jones widow of Amos Jones.
who died on the 10 th of Septem r 1840 of Monroe Co in the State of NY who was a Pri t in the Co y commanded by Captain Rawley of the Reg t commanded by Col Swift in the New York line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars & 62 1/2 Cents per annu m . to commence on the 10 th day of March, 1834 Septem r , 1840.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d day of May 1844 and sent to Hon ble J. J. Patterson H. R.
Arrears to the 1 th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 7 th }
Recorded by J. J. Mann, Clerk Book C, Vol. 1, Page 119.

Ab. Jones was born in the year 1777 March the 29 th Day Wednesday afternoon
Elizah Jones was born in the year 1779 January the 25 th Day Wednesday morning
Anna Jones was born in the year 1782 February the 22 nd Day Friday afternoon
Elizabeth Jones was born in the year 1784 February the 17 th Day Tuesday afternoon
Alfred Jones was born in the year 1786 January 26 th Thursday afternoon
Harry Jones was born the 3 rd day of March 1788 Wrote By Editha Cond. of Bath Academy
Orva Jones was born in the year 1792 March the 11 th Day
Guys Jones was born in the year 1796 August the 20 th Day Saturday

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M. M. Jones Esq Rud mon No
Rev. J. S. Dutton M.R.
1840

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d section of the act of Congress, of the 4 th July 1836 -
State of New York County of Monroe 3 d On this 14 th day of February 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for said County Lydia Jones a resident of Rush in said County aged ninety three years and upwards, after 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 4 th 1836:
That she is the widow of Amos Jones, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States. She further declares that she was married to the said Amos Jones in February 1772, Seventeen hundred and seventy two; that her husband, the aforesaid Amos Jones, died on the 10 th day of September 1840 eighteen hundred and forty; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed - Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year, above written, before -
Lydia Jones
Byron Woodhull Judge
of Monroe Co. Court
I certify that the above named Lydia Jones is a respectable person, that I consider her to be of the age stated by her, that she cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court.
Byron Woodhull Judge
of Monroe Co. Court
State of New York
County of Monroe 3 d Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Alfred Jones, of Rush in said County aged fifty eight years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that widow Lydia Jones above named, and who is applying for a pension as the widow of Amos Jones, late a pensioner of the United States, is this deponent's mother, and that the said Amos Jones, the said pensioner was this deponent's father, that the attached family record, is the old, original family record of this deponent's said father and mother's family, that it is the old record, that has been considered the true record of this deponent's age and the ages of his brothers and sisters and that it has been in use, twenty, thirty or forty years, and that this deponent's said father died on the 10 th day of September 1840, eighteen hundred and forty; and that his widow, the said Lydia Jones still remains a widow.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 16 th day of February 1844
A. Jones
Henry B. Hart Justice of the Peace in and for Monroe County
I certify that the above named "Judge" Alfred Jones, is a respectable person -
Henry B. Hart J.P. etc.

State of New York
County of Monroe 3 rd Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County David Ely of Rush in said County, aged fifty _____ years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith; that from his first recollection, he has been personally acquainted with widow Lydia Jones within named, and who is applying for a pension, as the widow of Amos Jones, late a pensioner of the United States; this deponent deposeth and saith, that she is the identical person and widow of the said Amos Jones, the late pensioner; that she is the identical person, that was the wife of the said Amos Jones, and that they were living together as husband and wife, at the first acquaintance of this deponent, that this deponent has been as long acquainted with the family of the said parties, and that he has always understood and believed that the Hon Alfred Jones, who appears as a witness was an own son of both of the said parties, and that there was then or four children older - that the said Amos Jones, died on the 10 th day of September 1840 eighteen hundred and forty, and that his widow the said Lydia Jones still remains a widow.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 16 th day of February 1844
David Ely
Henry B. Hart Justice of the Peace in and for Monroe County
I certify that the above named David Ely is a highly respectable person.
Henry B. Hart J.P. &c.
State of New York
County of Monroe 3 rd Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County, John B. Crosby of Rush in said County aged forty, six _____ years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he has from a boy been personally acquainted with widow Lydia Jones within named, who is applying for a pension, as the widow of Amos Jones, late a pensioner of the United States; this deponent deposeth and saith that she is the identical person and widow of the said Amos Jones, that she is the identical person that was living with said Amos Jones as his wife at the first acquaintance of this deponent; that this deponent has been equally acquainted with (and for the same time) the family of the said parties that the witness in this case, Alfred Jones, has always been called and considered to be, a son of both of the aforesaid parties, and that the said parties had then or four children older; that the said Amos Jones died on the 10 th day of September 1840 eighteen hundred and forty, and that his widow the said Lydia Jones is still a widow.
Subscribed and sworn before me the 16 th day of February 1844
John B. Crosby
John Galentine { Justice of the Peace for Monroe County
I certify that the above named John B. Crosby is a highly respectable person.
John Galentine { Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Monroe County ss } Gs.
I certify that at the time of the preceding affidavits, and the date at which they were severally acknowledged before me, Albion  Byron Woodhull was a Judge of the County Courts for this County, and that Henry B. Hart and John G. Gledstone were Justices in and for this County, and that each of the aforesaid individuals were duly authorized by virtue of their respective offices to take affidavits - and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the several persons named above, and verily believe their signatures attached to the foregoing instruments severally, to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of Fair County
McGill Clerk
at the Court

20380
Amos Jones Monroe co. New York
Declaration not made in open court - no reason given for the omission - ATL 11/1. 28 93
the reason is assigned in the affluents Declaration (because of old age & realty informatus) and have testified by the Judge to be true,
Admitted Private bench
Peter Price Second Adams St. West Rush New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 27 -
1833 3
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 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 them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Asa Jones, Morris county New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1776 6 private Capt Rowley Lieut. Dan Hazard Capt Smith Col. Swift On Lake Champlain to Lake Champlain 84 Hartford Co Conn Mount Independence Tradition   1  
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, noncommissioned 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.
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 day 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.
No exertion appears to have been made to procure proof in this case.

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 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, that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that his 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 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 , 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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
F. B. [unintelligible]

A. Jones
Please direct to Peter Price Rush Monroe County State of New York & the same will be Recd amicablely A. Jones

State of New York Monroe County On the seventeenth day of Sept. ember in the year of our Lord 1832 Came before me Tolai Dries one of the Judges of the County Court for Monroe County Amos Jones Now President of the Town of Rush in the County of Monroe & State of New York Aged Eighty four years on the 17 th day of January Last past Who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his Oath Make the fol- lowing declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers in the year of our Lord 1776 at the Town of Colchester in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut he enlisted for Six Months under Captain John Crowley (Who died at Lake Champlain & is buried at the place then called Crowley's point) The Company was afterwards Commanded by Lieutenant Samuel Hazard in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Heman Swift & Lieutenant Colonel Starr in the Brigade Commanded by General Waterbury That he enlisted in the Spring of the year about having term according to the Recollec- tion of this deponent and was dismissed or discharged in Cold Weather he served to the end of his enlistment Received no written Discharge to the knowledge & belief of this deponent & after the expiration of the service of Six months he served one month under Captain Arnold as he believes & served a part of the time

an Board of the Galley called Gates & was named after General Gates this Galley was the Last Build at Chomplain General Arnold had the Command was in the engagement with the enemy when we lost part of our Fleet we saved our Galley & brought her to Mount Independence where I left her at the expiration of the Ninth Service
And the Said James Lane further says that in consequence of Age and Infirmary he is Now unable to Repair to the seat of Justice in Monroe County from which is Eleven Miles distance,
He hereby Relinquishes every claim to a pension Except the present and declares that his Name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
There was one hundred and Ten Men belonging to the Company part of which were Recruited at Bennington in the state of Vermont About Thirty of that Number Died and were killed.

I was Born as near as I can ascertain on the Seventeenth day of January AD 1748
I have had a Record of my age & destroyed the same has been destroyed in part, part I have yet in possession
I was Living in the Town of Colchester in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut on my first enlistment . The 2 d enlistment was at Champlain at Mount Independence,
I was Called into Service by Voluntary enlistment
I have stated the names of the Officers in my discharge & have Lived in the County of Allegany & Herkimer in the State of New York the principal part of the time since the Revolutionary War but for a Number of years in Rush Monroe County.
I never Received a written Discharge
I am known in the Town of Rush by Philip B. Knapp John T. Steele Esq & many other Respectable Citizens
Who can Testify as to my Character for Truth & Veracity.
Sworn and subscribed before me this seventeenth day of September AD 1832
L. H. Jones
Ottis O'Neil } Judge of the County Court for Monroe County

Re Philip B. Keller John P. Stull
Residing in the Town of Rush in the County of Monroe and State of New York hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Amos Jones who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty forty four years old 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 17 th day of September AD 1832 before me
Ole Oill
Judge of the County Court for Monroe County
Philip B. Keller
John P Stull
Leonard Adams clerk of the court.

State of New York } Warren County }
I Delle Dine one of the Judges of the County Court for Warren County do hereby declare that I am of the opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the Warren Department that the above named Applicant has a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and I further Certify that I am well acquainted with Philip B. Miller & John T. Stull Esq.
Who signed the preceding Certificate are Credible persons and their Statement is entitled to Credit in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27 th day of September AD 1832
Delle Dine
Judge of the County Court for Warren County
I Leonard Adams, clerk of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Warren & state of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Amos Jones for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
L. Adams Clerk

Monroe Co. } S
Comas Lanes the foregoing Applicant for a Pension being duly sworn deposes and says, that he has no recollection of any Person now living who knows of his enlistment and service in the revolutionary war, that he has made diligent enquiry, and has hitherto been unable to learn the residence of any one, who served with him, & further says not sworn & subscribed before me this 18 th day of June A.D. 1833.
Peter Price } Justice of the peace for Monroe County
State of New York } Monroe County } S
I certify that Peter Price Esqr. before whom the above affidavit was sworn, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and readily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit is his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of office, this twenty second day of June 1833 - Leonard Adkins clerk
State of New York } Monroe County } S
I Peter Price the Judge and Justice of the peace before whom the above declaration was made, and the foregoing affidavit was sworn do hereby certify that the above Applicant can not from bodily infirmities attend a Court of Record, for the reasons he assigns in his said declaration; that I am well acquainted with the said Comas Lanes, & know that at the time of his Examination, and long subsequent he was under Medical Treatment, and was confined to his house and still is so infirm, that I firmly believe it unsafe for his person, to attempt an attendance of any Court of Record in this County; November 7 th 1833
Peter Price Late Judge & now Justice of the peace for Monroe County

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
WES April 16, 1926
Mrs. Henry O. Kline 35 Union St. Amsterdam, N.Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 20183, it appears that AMOS JONES was born January 17, 1748, place not stated.
While a resident of Colchester, Connecticut, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 as private in Captain Chief Abijah Rowley's Company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment, and served six months. Soon afterward he enlisted and served under Captain Arnold and also on the galley, Gates, under General Arnold and was in the battle on Lake Champlain, serving one month in all.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Rush, Monroe County, New York. He died September 10, 1840.
He married in February, 1772, Lydia, her maiden name not stated. She was allowed pension on her application executed February 14, 1844, at which time she was ninety-three years of age and was a resident of Rush, New York.

Children of Amos and Lydia Jones:
   Joab  born March  29, 1777.     Elijah  " January  25, 1779.     Anna  " February  22, 1782.     Elizabeth  " February  17, 1784.     Alfred  " January  26, 1786.  was Resch N.Y. in 1844    Harry  " March  3, 1788.     Orra  " March  11, 1792.     Guy C.  " August  20, 1796.    
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

1909 Oct. 22. Hist. to Ellen M. Green f. 1926 Apr. 16. Hist. to Mrs. Henry O. Reline 1938 June 9. Hist. to Mrs. Celesta P. Hazen, U.A.W.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20183
Sydia Jones Widow of  Amos Jones Prin. Ben. War.
Act. July 4th 1882
Index: Vol. 105 Page 380
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lydia Jones wid of Amos Pond Jan '36 N. Y.
an old case of mine from
Abad Joy

Husband died after 7 July 38

House of Representatives
8 th March 1844
Col J. L. Edwards
Sir
Will you be so good as to examine the enclosed applications for pensions & advise me if the claimants are what is necessary to entitle them applicants for a pension, if not please state wherein they can be perfected & obtain
Very Respectfully
Yours Obedient Servt
Chas J. Paterson

Rochester N.Y. Oct-14 th 1909. 165 Alexander St.
Gentlemen.
Can you tell me whether the person named below ever drew a pension, or his widow, or any information in regard to his services in the Revolution.
Amos Paul Jones was born in New London, Conn. in 1746. Died (and is buried in Rush, Monroe Co. N.Y.) on Sept-10 th 1840. His wife was Lydia — of Litchfield Conn. Her sailed a vessel from New London in the East India trade, at the

Beginning of the Revolution he volunteered his services, and then enlisted in the regular army. Was in several skirmishes
I will be glad of any information. His granddaughter.
Ellen M Green.

Amsterdam, N. Y., March 1, 1926 .
Department of the Interior , Bureau of Pensions , Revolutionary War Section , Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen :-
Will you advise me what you have regarding the pension records of Amos Jones , who was born in Connecticut and died in Ruch , Monroe County , N. Y. in 1840 ?
Yours very truly,
Alice W. Kline
Mrs. Henry O. Kline , 35 Union Street , Amsterdam, N. Y.

10 Reed St., Springfield, Vt., May 19, 1938.
The Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Archives, Washington, D. C.,
Dear Sirs,
Is there not a record of pension for Revolutionary War service received by Amos Jones who died in Rush, N.Y. about 1840 ? He enlisted in Connecticut. Did his widow have a pension ?
We should like to get his birth record or any other personal facts, as well as service record.
Very Truly Yours, C. P. Hazen
Mrs. Celesta P. Hazen,
10 Reed St., Springfield, Vermont.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Amos Jones , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. W. File 20,183
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Colchester Conn Spring 1776 after alarm at some 6 mos. 1 mo. * Private Abijah Rowley James Rowley Arnold in front of the "Gates" Heman Swift on Lake Champlain under Gen. Arnold Conn.  
Battles engaged in, * Lake Champlain Residence of soldier at enlistment, Colchester, Conn. Date of application for pension, Sept 17, 1832. Allowed Residence at date of application, Rush, Monroe Co., N.Y. Age at date of application, born Jan'y 17, 1748
Remarks: He died Sept 10, 1840.  She was still pensioner on her application executed Feb. 14, 1844 while a resident of Rush aged 93 yrs.  Chil. Joab b. Mch. 29, 1777. Elijah b. Jan. 25, 1779. Anna b. Feb. 22, 1782. Elizabeth b. Feb. 17, 1784. Alfred b. Jan. 26, 1786. Harry b. Mch. 3, 1788. Orra b. Mch. 11, 1792. Lucy b. Aug 20, 1796. Very respectfully,

June 9, 1938
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Amos Jones, W.20183 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Celesta P. Hazen 10 Reed Street Springfield, Vermont
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Amos Jones, a Revolutionary War soldier who died in Rush, New York, about 1840.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W.20183, based on the military service of Amos Jones.
He was born January 17, 1748. The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Colchester, Connecticut, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 as private in Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut regiment; his company was commanded by Captain Rowley until said captain died at Lake Champlain, after which the company was commanded by Lieutenant Samuel Hazard. Soon afterward, Amos Jones again enlisted and served under Captain Arnold and on the galley, Gates, under General Arnold and was in the battle on Lake Champlain, serving one month in all.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Rush, Monroe County, New York.
Amos Jones died September 10, 1840.
He married in February, 1772, Lydia her maiden name not stated.
As the widow of Amos Jones, Lydia Jones was allowed pension on her application executed February 14, 1844, at which time she was ninety-three years of age and was a resident of Rush, New York.
Soldier gave John as first name but according to Heitman the first name is Abijah

Amos and Lydia Jones had the following children:
Joab born March 29, 1777. Elijah " January 25, 1779. Anna " February 22, 1782. Elizabeth " February 17, 1784. Alfred " January 26, 1786, resident of Rush, New York, in 1844. Harry " March 3, 1788. Orra " March 11, 1792. Guy C. " August 20, 1796.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator