Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,623, for Phinehas Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jones, Phinehas
S.5623
carded
CONTENTS
A. Feb. 17, 1762 in Charlton, Worcester Co. Mass + res. there at enl. in 1832 res of Spencer, Worcester Co. Mass.

2570
Massachusetts
Phinehas Jones
of Worcester in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col [blank] in the [blank] line for 16 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Pensions at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Nov 1832 and sent Silas Jones Leicester Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $79.99 Penzant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 26.66 $106.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G H [blank] Clerk Book D - Vol. 2 nd Page 60.
1886 June 16 Edward history
F Jones with Prior

No 41106 Phinehas Jones
Pamlico
16 Months
Wadsworth
$53.33
Silas Jones Esq. Leicester Mass.

BRIEF in the case of  Phineas Jones of the County of Worcester  in the State of Mass. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court,  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1778 — 9 — As a Volunt. Gen. Col. Waide, Capt. Lamb   " 79 Oct r — 3 — ditto Col. Denny, Capt. Hammond   " 80 July — 1 — do Col. Davis, Capt. Lamb   " 81 July — 3 — do Col. Denny, Capt. Davis  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sharlton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Deposition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

I Ebenezer Stone of Charlton in the county of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts & twenty years of age do now say that I have read the declaration of Phinehas Jones of Spencer in said county by him subscribed this 14 th day of August 1832 & that I was in the service of the revolution belonging to the same company & regiments with the said Jones during all the periods therein mentioned that we were at that time well acquainted & have ever since lived near to each other & been well acquainted ever since & that said declar- ation as to length of time of service I will know to be true
Ebenezer Stone.
Worcester ss Augt 14 th 1832 Then the above named Ebenezer Stone made oath that the foregoing statement by him subscribed is true and that the above named Ebenezer Stone is a respectable man of good character and reputation
Before me Nathl. James Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester -

Phenikas Jones son of deacon Nathaniel Jones and Eleanor his wife was born February ye 17 th 1762
I certify that the above is a true copy extracted from the records in my office
Attest Simeon Lamb Town Clerk of Charlton Charlton August 10 th 1832

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Esquire Judge of Probate &c for said County of Worcester now sitting at Worcester Francis Jones a resident of Spencer in the County of Worcester aforesaid and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy four 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was Born in Charlton in said County of Worcester on the 17 th day of February 1762 and resided in Charlton aforesaid until 1778 and that on or about the 24 th day of April in said year he entered the service as a volunteer & remained in service until January 1779 being in service nine months & a few days that he was in the Regt under the Command of Col. Mairs & in the Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Lunt & the Lieuts. were Lieut. Glens Glens & Tucker that he entered said service as a volunteer that he marched to Providence in the State of Rhode Island & remained there until about the first of August following that he then marched onto the Island of Rhode Island that he served with Col. Shepard's Regiment, Col. Rose's Regiment & the Black Regt. called of the Continental line all under the Command of Gen. Sullivan that when said Army retreated from the South to the North end of the Island he was detached as one of the guard that he was about three weeks when first went onto the Island about three miles from Newport during which time he was exposed to the remarkable storm which did so much damage to the French fleet then nearly in the harbor. That soon after the battle & retreat off of the Island he was taken sick & was in the hospital about ten days & then returned home & was furloughed a few weeks & then returned to the service and the declarant further says that in the month of October AD 1779 he entered the service again as a volunteer for three months & remained nearly the whole term & until discharged & that he belonged to the regt. commanded by Col. Samuel Duryee & in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Hammond & the subaltern officers were Lieut. Corbin & Sibley — that he marched to Albany in the State of New York through Springfield & Great Boringtown. With declarant further says that in the month of July 1780 he again entered said service as a volunteer upon the occasion of an alarm & remained about one month & that he marched to Swanton in Rhode Island & also onto the Island of Rhode Island that he was in the Regt. commanded by Col. Jacob Davis & company commanded by Capt. Abijah Lunt. Subaltern officers were Lieut. David Rich & Jonathan Tucker. And the declarant further says that in the year 1781 in the month of July or August he again enlisted as a volunteer for three months in the regt. commanded by Col. Luke Druery & the company commanded by Capt. Ruben Davis & the subalterns were Lieut. Peter Lunt & Lieut. Jones that he marched through Springfield Mass. & Pittsfield down to West Point & served till the latter part of Oct following when he was discharged. But he has lost his discharge. in all the other terms of service no discharge was given him.    1 st term  — 9 months     2 nd term  — 3 months     3 rd term  — 4 months      total 16 months   
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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Nathaniel Paine Esquire Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester

We John Nelson a Clergyman residing in the town of Leicester  Worcester county and Nathan Craige residing in Spencer in said Worcester County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Plinchas Jones who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Nathl. Payne Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester  John Nelson  Nathan Craige above named made oath to the truth of the above certificate by them subscribed before me Nathl. Payne Jus. Prob.
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Nelson  is Nathan Craige who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the the Town of Leicester and that Nathan Craige who has also signed the same is a resident in the the Town of Spencer and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. -
Nathl. Payne Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Theophilus Wheeler  Register Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Plinchas for a pension.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the Court of Probate this 15 day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theophilus Wheeler Register of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts -
Plinchas Jones No L. 20 06
Silas Jones  Leicester Worcester Co Mass. Attorney for Applicant

Rev War
5623
INVALID.
File No. 5623
Phineas Jones
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. M , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]