Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,854, for Ethel Jones, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Jones, Ethel
S 22, 854
CONTENTS
b. 1765 in Preston Conn. res. during Rev. War in Salisbury Conn. res. in 1806. Great Barrington, Berkshire Co. Mass. res. in 1834. Canaan, Wayne Co. Pa.

15378
Massachusetts Pennsylvania Abel Jones
Berkshire in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Boardman of the R.G. commanded by Col. G. D. Dyer in the Mass. Conn. line for 9 months 14 days
at Mil.
Inscribed on the Roll of a Massachusetts at the rate of 31 - Dollars - 17 - Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of June 1833 and sent H. W. Bishop Superior
Arrears to the 14th of March 1831 $63.34 Semi-annual allowance ending 1/1/34 13.83 $77.17
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N. H. Addison Clerk Book E Vol. 2 Page 38
E 5 29
July 5. 1834 see Ch agf to know when paid
Transf. 2. Sep. 1833 - 15. Aug - 1834
Berkshire
Wagners

Ethel Jones Application for pension
G. Bannister Nov 1882
22740

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this fourteenth day of November A. D. 1832. personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable WILLIAM P. WALKER, Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting. Ethel Jones — — — a resident of the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Sixty seven 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. That he entered the service of the United States, in the War of the Revolution, in the month of May 1779, in the State of Connecticut, where he then lived, and served, in the Militia, as a volunteer, two months, in the company of Capt. Boardman, in the Regiment of Col. Sedgwick, at Fort Griswold, in Groton. That he was about fourteen years of age - That he left this service, the latter part of June, or first part of July 1779. - That he had no written discharge from this service.
The said Ethel Jones, further, states, that he entered the service of the United States, in the War of the Revolution, in the month of September, in the year 1779, in said State of Connecticut, and served in the Militia, as a volunteer, two months, in the company of Capt. Avery, in the Regiment of Col. Sedgwick, at Fort Griswold, aforesaid. That he left this service, sometime, in the month of November, according to his present recollection - That he had no written discharge, from this service.
The said Ethel Jones, further states, that he entered the service of the United States, in the War of the Revolution, again, the latter part of November, or the first part of December, in the year 1779 (soon after he had returned, from a former tour of service, in said State of Connecticut) and served, in the Militia, as a volunteer, two months, and one half of a month, in the company of Capt. Southam, in the Regiment of Col. Sedgwick, in and about Fort Griswold, aforesaid. That he left the service, at this time, according to his present recollection, the latter part of January, or the first part of February, in the year 1780. - That from this service he had no written discharge. - The said Ethel Jones further states, that he entered the service in the first place as a waiter to Lieut. Green in the company of Capt. Boardman & served in that capacity the first two months - that afterwards he mounted guard & was on fatigue in like manner as other soldiers whilst at said Fort Griswold.

The said Ethel Jones, further, states, that he was drafted, and entered the service, of the United States, in the War of the Revolution, in the month of July, in the year 1781, and served, in the Militia, three months, in the company of Capt. Griffin, in the Regiment of Col. Canfield. - That he left this service, in the month of October 1781. - That he had a written discharge, which was signed, by John Frothingham, if he remembers, correctly - That his discharge is now mislaid, or lost - That in this service, he marched from Salisbury, in the State of Connecticut, where he then lived, to West Point, in the State of New York - That he remained, at said West Point, and in the vicinity, thereof, during said term of service - That some of the time, during this service, he, among others, was employed, at a place called Polypus Island, blasting rocks, to build a guard house. - That Officers of Regiments there, which three regiments were Col. Canfield, Col. Sprout, & Col. Heath - Gen. M c Dougall commanded. That he served, in the whole, nine months, and one half, of a month - That he has no documentary evidence, in relation, to his service - That he was born, in the town of Preston, in the State of Connecticut - in the year 1765 - That he has no record of his age - That he supposes, there may be a record, of his age, in said town of Preston - That he lived in said town of Preston when he performed the said service at Fort Griswold - That he lived, at Salisbury, in the State of Connecticut, when he performed, the said service, at West Point - That since the Revolutionary War, he has lived, in Salisbury, aforesaid, and in Great Barrington, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - That he now lives, in said Great Barrington - And has lived in said Great Barrington during more than twenty seven years, now, last past - That he does not now know, of any person, living, by whom, he can prove, that he performed, the service at Fort Griswold, as before herein stated, except by his own declaration - and by reputation. -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Ethel Jones
S.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker Judge of Probate
We Sylvester Burt a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Great Barrington and Moses Hopkins, Esquire , residing in Great Barrington hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ethel Jones - who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 67 - 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.
Sylvester Burt
Moses Hopkins
S.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
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 Ethel Jones  Sylvester Burt who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that Moses Hopkins who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Ethel Jones for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Henry W. Bishop - Register of Probate

22740
Ethel Jones Mass
Recd 9 Mar 15 day
ms
A. W. Bishop Lenox Mass

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 Ethel Jones  Country of Berkshire Mass
   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.     VA 1779 — 2 — priv Capt 2 Barnes Col C Leopold — Brnt Guswold 67 years —   " 1779 — 2 — hunter Avery Same — Guswold State of Traditionary   " — — 2 15 — Catharin do — do Connect Living   Aug 1781 — 3 — — Griffin Canfield Gene M'Laughlin — Westport New York sent Witnesses  
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) _____, who has 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,

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 he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons, one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The 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 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 [e] 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.
[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.

N. 1855988
Ethel Jones' application to be transferred from the Pennsylvania agency of Mass. churched to the agency in Pennsylvania
transfer this man from 1 Sept 1838
Geo. B. Westcott Bathurst Pa

Pennsylvania
Wayne County ss
On this fourteenth day of April A.D. 1834. One thousand eight hundred and thirty four before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County of Wayne personally appeared Ethel Jones who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captains Boardman, Avery, Latham & Griffin, in the Regiment commanded by Colonels Ledyard, & Canfield in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the state of Massachusetts from which he has lately removed, that he now resides in Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Great Barrington in Berkshire County and Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Canaan Wayne County Pennsylvania, that he is considerably advanced in age and without any family and he removed to Canaan Wayne County where he has friends and connections with the intention of living with them.
Ethel Jones
Sworn and subscribed before me The day and year aforesaid
Thos Spangenberg J.P.
Pennsylvania Wayne County ss
I George B. Mescott Notary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne do hereby certify that Thomas Spangenberg Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court at Bethany the 16th day of April A.D. 1834
Geo B Mescott Not

I Simeon Jones of Preston in the County of New- London and State of Connecticut. Seventy years of age testify and say, that I have a Brother by the name of Ethel Jones a native by birth of the Town of Preston aforesaid, but now an inhabitant of the Town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts, & that while a native & inhabitant of the Town of Preston aforesaid, in the Spring of the year A D 1779 (the exact month I cannot determine) the said Ethel Jones entered in to the Service of the United States as a Volunteer & entered into a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Joseph Boorman and were stationed in Groton in said County of New London on Brown Point (so called) near Fort Griswold and that said Ethel Jones served at that time in said Company the term of two Months, and that I was a member of the same company during the same term & served with him. & further that I was informed by report that said Ethel, served in the Army of the United States before his Father moved away from said Town of Preston four & an half months longer (myself being absent) & further say not.
I Simeon Jones
New London County ss. Preston State Connecticut Decm. 22 nd A D 1832 - Personally appeared Mr. Simeon Jones of Preston in the County of New London & State of Connecticut subscribed to the above deposi- -tion & made solemn Oath to the truth of what is therein stated. Simeon Jones is a person of Cred- ibility
Sworn before me -
Stephen Keach Justice of the Peace for New London County - State Connecticut.

I, James Treat, hereby certify that I am by birth a native of the Town of Preston in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, that in the early part of my life I was personally acquainted with a person by the name of Ethel Jones Son of Alphens Jones & that I believe said Ethel Jones to have been born in the Town of Preston aforesaid, and that said Ethel Jones sustained a fair moral character as long as I lived in said Town of Preston, which was until A.D. 1778, when I left said Town of Preston & went to the Town of Killingworth in the State of Connecticut and was absent from Preston from 12 to 15 years and then returned to said Town of Preston, since my return I have heard nor known any thing about said Ethel Jones, further say not - Decem r 29 th A.D. 1832. James Treat Aged 69 last March
I Avery Downer aged 70 years born in the Town of Preston in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, certify, that during a part of my Minority, I was acquainted with a boy by the name of Ethel Jones Son of Alphens Jones who was as I believe was a native by birth of this vicinity, & further say that I knew nothing against the moral character of said Ethel Jones, during the time I was acquainted with him, and further I say that I believe that said Ethel went away, from said Preston while a minor with his Father Alphens Jones to the Town of Salisbury in the State of Conn. further say not. Avery Downer
Decem r 29 th A.D. 1832.
New London County ss. Preston State of Connecticut Personally appeared Meth n Jones Treat & Doct r Avery Downer Subscribers to the above certificates on this sheet & each made oath to the truth of the certificates by them severally subscribed on this sheet. Sworn before Stephen Keck Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut New London County Dec. 31 st 1832
I James Steadman Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of Connecticut within and for said County of New London Do certify that Stephen Meach whose name is subscribed to the certificate on the first & second page hereof, is a Justice of the Peace in for the said County of New London, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Meach and that his signature to said certificate is in his own proper hand writing; & that full faith & credit is due to all official Acts by him done.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year above written
James Steadman Clerk of the Superior Court for New London County

Resolution
22854. INVALID.
File No. 22,854
Ethel Jones
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 212
[Arrangement of 1870.]
This man's service in 1871 is recorded in Comm there in Rev. p 583 under name Ethiel Jones.

The said Ethel Jones, further, states that he refers, to the Rev. Sylvester Burt, and Moses Hopkins, Esquire, being persons, to whom, he is known, in his present neighborhood, & whom he believes, can testify, as to his character, for veracity, and their belief, of his services, as a Soldier, of the Revolution. — " — " — " —
The said Ethel Jones, further, states, that the Deposition, of Jonathan Gillett, which he intends, to forward, as evidence, to prove his services, is dated, prior, to the date, of this application, but s d . Deposition was taken, at the request, of him, the said Jones, and with the intention, on his part, of making this application, and of using said Deposition, as evidence, to prove that he served, as before stated. — " —
The said Ethel Jones relies Upon his own statement — to the Certificate, of the Rev. Sylvester Burt, and Moses Hopkins, Esquire, to prove his services, in the year 1779. — " —
" " " — The Deposition, of Jonathan Gillett, to prove his services in the year 1781. — The Deposition of S d . Gillett being herunto annexed. —

Massachusetts
Ethel Louis
7 th June 15, 1878
Transfer
Paid to "4 th Sept. 1833" - in letter from Mr. Simpson 9 th July 1834

Pennsylvania Wayne County ss Henry Van Deusen being duly sworn saith that he has been acquainted with Ethel Jones who sub- scribed the foregoing affidavit for fifteen years and more, that he is the person described in the foregoing affidavit Sworn and subscribed before me this 14 th day of April AD 1834 and I do hereby certify that Henry Van Deusen is a person of veracity -  Henry Van Deusen
Thos Spangenberg J.P.
Pennsylvania ss Wayne County ss I George D. Meseck Notary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne do hereby certify that Thom- as Spangenberg Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of the said Court at Bethany the sixteenth April AD 1834  Geo D Meseck Not
Massachusetts
Ethel Jones
7 June 15. 578
Transf
Paid to 4 th Sept 1833 - in like from Mr Simpson 9 th July 1834

Philo Jones

Jonathan Gillette Deposition.

I Jonathan Gillet, of Canaan, in the County of Litchfield, & State of Connecticut, of lawful age, testify and say, that I know Ethel Jones, of Great Barrington, in the County of Berkshire, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts - that I knew, & served, with said Ethel Jones, at West Point, and in the vicinity thereof, in the year 1781. in the War of the Revolution, for the term of three months - that said Ethel Jones, at the time, above mentioned, served as a private soldier, in the company, commanded, by Capt. Griffin, in the Regiment of Col. Canfield, of the State troops, of the said State of Connecticut - that said Jones left the service, sometime, in the month of October, in the year 1781. aforesaid, and as I understood, at the time, was, regularly, discharged - and further this Deponent saith not. -
Jonathan Gillett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Berkshire County ss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss. I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that James A. Hyde Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of February A. D. 1832. Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate

I Jonathan Gillet, of Canaan, in the County of Litchfield, & State of Connecticut, of lawful age, testify and say, that I know Ethel Jones, of Great Barrington, in the Coun- ty of Berkshire, & Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts - that I knew, & served, with said Ethel Jones, at West Point, and in the vicinity thereof, in the year 1781. in the War of the Revolution, for the term of three months - that said Ethel Jones, at the time, above mentioned, served as a private soldier, in the Company, commanded, by Capt. Griffin, in the Regiment of Col. Canfield, of the State troops, of the said State of Connecticut - that said Jones left the service, sometime, in the month of October, in the year 1781. aforesaid, and as I understood, at the time, was, regularly, discharged - and further this Deponent saith not. -
Jonathan Gillett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Berkshire County ss
August 6th 1832. Then the s. Jonathan Gillet, whom I certify to be a credible person, personally appeared, and made solemn oath, that the foregoing Depo- sition, by him subscribed, is true. -
Before, James A. Hyde. Supt. Peace.