Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5709, for Jesse Jones, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York.
Jones, Jesse
R, 5 7 0 9
CONTENTS
A 1767 in Reading, Kentendon Co. N.Y. Mrs. at 2nd. P. ... Albany Co. N.Y. Mrs. in 1832. Josephine Co. N.Y. Mrs. in 1834. ... Co. N.Y.

No 19935. Depe Stms (New York)
Earle Whitmore Dryden Tompkins County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
May 20
183 2
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 subj d 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 Jos. Jones Tompkins County N.Y.
   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.     June 1. 1780 Vol { Priv Capt McGr Col Du Bois Indian Skirmish NY Wood Co Albany N.Y. Traditionary   April 1781 Vol { " Capt Gris Willett " Mohawk River "  
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, The service in Willetts is susceptible of proof & claimants are req d to produce the best evidence in their power.
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 Service 
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 the _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 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 the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of 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 _____ 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 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.
Dyer Castor  Exam Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York
Tompkins County ss On this third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins Now Sitting; Jesse Jones, a resident of the Town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins and State of New York, aged, Sixty six years, who first being 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as here in stated.
The first of June in the year 1780, at the Town of Duaneburg in the County of Albany, Now Schenectady and State of New York, he volunteered in Capt n McGez Company in the Regiment commanded by Col, Du Bois, for the term of three months. Joined the said Company at Albany, and Marched from thence to West Point, thence to Haverstraw, thence back to Albany, from thence to Fort Edward; at which place his term of three months had expired on the first of September, then discharged by has forgotten who gave him his discharge
The first of April in the year 1781, at the Town of Duaneburg he volunteered for the term of Nine Months he marched from Duaneburg to Schenectady, thence to Fort Plain, there he joined Capt n Lawrence Gross Company in the Regiment commanded by Col, Willett. (Miles in this Campaign he was at Fort Wayne, Fort Hance, Fort Plank, Fort Eaton and Fort Herkimer, at which last Fort, he was stationed from the middle of December until the first of January 1782, at which place his term had expired on the first of January aforesaid, and he received his discharge (by forgotten who) and returned home to the Town of Duaneburg; (during the aforesaid term he was in an engagement against the Indians at a place called Turlough, now called Sharon in the month of June under the command of Col, Willett; at this time Capt n McGeen was wounded and came back about a Mile to a house, when he died of his wounds)

the same night after the engagement; his remains were removed to Fort Plains, where his burial was attended under arms; during the said campaign in the month of October he the said Jesse Jones, was in the Battle at the Mohawk River at Johnstown, under the command of Col. (Wilt) when the enemy were defeated; during the engagement our field piece was taken and retaken two or three times) That he resided in the Town of Duaneburg in the County of Albany, New Schenectady in the State of New York, when he entered the Service of the United States as a Soldier likewise resided in the place aforesaid when he left the Service.
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his Service.
That he was born in the year 1766; in the Town of Reading in the County of Hunter and State of New Jersey, he went from there to the Town of Florida in the County of Montgomery and State of New York; thence from there to Duaneburg in the County of Albany New Schenectady and State aforesaid where he first entered the Service.
That since the Revolutionary war he first went to Sharon in the County of Schoharie and State of New York, thence to the Town of Eggleston in the County of Otsego, and State aforesaid, thence to the Town of Nelson in Madison County, thence to Cazenovia in the same County and State aforesaid - thence moved to the Town of Conesville in the County of Steuben and State aforesaid, from there moved to the Town of Groton in the County of Tompkins and State of New York from there he moved to the Town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins and State aforesaid and that he the said Jesse Jones has resided in each of the above stated places since the Revolutionary war as aforesaid - and that he now resides in the Town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins and State of New York.
That he has no record of his age.
That he was called into the Service as a Volunteer.
That he received a discharge from the Service at Fort Edward, for three months on the first of September 1780; by forgotten by whom - likewise he received a discharge at Fort Herkimer the first of January in the year 1782 by forgotten by whom. That his discharges are both lost; that his, the said Jesse Jones wife destroyed his discharges together with other papers when she was insane, that she was mentally deranged for years after the war.

That he is known in his present neighborhood by Silas Stone Josiah Rice, Parley Whitmore who can testify to his character for Veracity, and their belief of his serving as a Soldier of the Revolution
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 first above written
Samuel Love Clerk State of New York - 3 Somerset County 3
Levi Larnp
We James B. McCreary a Clergyman residing in the Town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins and State of New York, and William Fallas residing in the Town of Dryden in the County of Tomp- kins and State of New York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Deputy Jones, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Sixty Six 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 first above written -
S. Love Clerk
James B McCreary
William Fallas
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the in- vestigation of the matter; and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 James B. McCreary, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins and State of New York and that William Fallas who has also signed the same is a resi- dent in the Town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins and State aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit,
the Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit to be his genuine hand writing - Witness my hand and official seal - April 17, 1834 Rev. G. Frew Clerk

I Samuel Love Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Luzerne do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Lebbeus Jones for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this third day of October 1832.
Samuel Love Clerk
Lebbeus Jones Pension Papers
19935

State of New York Cattaraugus County
I personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Jose Gomez. Who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he has diligently and faithfully sought for witness where it was most likely to be found to prove his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that the several persons whom he served with and were knowing to his service are dead or out of his knowledge and power to find, that he has failed to procure any further testimony and does not know of any possible means of obtaining any further proof.
Jose D. Gomez marks
Sworn & subscribed this 2 nd day of January 1834 before me
Reuben Hollister
Justice of the peace
State of New York Cattaraugus County
I John W. Stanton Clerk of the county aforesaid do certify that Reuben Hollister Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the said county. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his own proper hand writing and signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county this 27 th day of February A.D. 1834.
John W. Stanton. Clerk

State of New York Seneca County ss personally appeared before me the Undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Parley Whetmore, who being duly sworn saith that Depe Long the annexed applicant, who has applied for a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War, employed this deponent as his agent to procure witnesses to prove by the said Depe Long services as a soldier in said war, that this deponent having with the directions and advice of said Long made diligent search and inquiry for such testimony or witness where it was most likely to be found, and such witnesses were dead that this deponent having entirely failed to procure any such witness; and from the advice of the said Long, this deponent verily believes that he the said Depe Long is unable to procure any further testimony of his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. That said Long now resides in Cattaraugus County.
Sworn and subscribed this 2 December 1833 before me
April 17th 1834 Chauncy G. Heath
Justice of the peace
Parley Whetmore
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Parley Whetmore, that he is a man of truth and veracity
Chauncy G. Heath S.P.
State of New York Seneca County Clerk's Office ss I certify that Chauncy G. Heath Esq. who before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit to be his genuine hand writing - Witness my hand and official seal - April 17, 1834 Geo. G. Facer Dep. Clerk

5709
P. O. _____
Jesse Jones
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
REJECTED
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted  The printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection as:
"He was too young for military service at the age of thirteen or fourteen years. His name is
Attorney: not on the rolls of those officers under whom he
P. O. alleges service."
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

New York
Rev. —
Jesse Jones Suspended let to Hon E. Howd
Dec 16. 1834.
cannot find this letter

Jesse Jones New York
Rev. y.
Suspended
In let to P. Whitson Egg May 13. 1834. —
Act 7. June '82

A. P. Whitmore
be
Rec. Vol. 30. p. 451

War Dept Pension Off May 31
Sir,
The claim of Jake Jones has been again examined & suspended. He was required agreeably to the regulations to produce the best proof of which the service in Wilts regt was known to be susceptible and if the numerous claimants for service in that regt have no knowledge of his alleged service it raises a presumption against it - The proof is the more indispensable in his case as he was under 16 years of age when he terminated his alleged service - No service in any corps under that age could be admitted without direct proof & certainly not in a regt of which there are numerous survivors - His papers are placed on file
act T. June
Parley Whitmore Dryden NY

Hon. J. J. Edwards
Chairman of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.

Hon.
J. G. Edwards
See the inclosed certificate relative to John Brown - like wise I here inclose the papers of Lepo Long - who wishes that, his papers may be returned back to me if he fails to procure a pension Certificate - Mr Long is an honorable worthy man and esteemed as man of truth and veracity - thereby Therefore I hope he will receive a Certificate -
I am
Yours Respectfully
Parley W. Pitman

May 8. 1834
New York
From
Iowa
J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington
FREE.

32360
New York
Lepe Jones
W Howell

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832.
State of New York
Steuben County ss. On this Twenty first day of October 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Jesse Jones a resident of the town of Corvinton in the county of Steuben and State of New York 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer Militia Man for the space of three Months under the following named officers and served as herein stated that he entered the service on the last days of May or the first day of June 1780 in the town of Duaneburgh then the county of Albany in the State of New York where he then resided under the command of Colonel DuBois in a company commanded by Captain Magee and Lieutenant Bloodgood and marched from the said town of Duaneburgh to Schenectady at which place he was supplied with arms and accoutrements from thence he marched to West Point by the way of the city of Albany where he remained about four Weeks under the command of General Arnold for a part of the time he also Garrison duty and also assisted in procuring and drawing timber for the purpose of repairing a battery from thence he marched to Stony Point where he remained a few days from thence to Haverstraw cannot say how long he remained there from thence went up the North River to the city of Albany where he remained under the command of the said Colonel DuBois and Captain Magee

for about three Weeks from thence Marched to Fort Edward at which place he remained untill he was discharged on or about the first day of September cannot say whether he had a written discharge or not and is confident he served the three Months for which he volunteered and that he again entered the service of the United States as a Militia Man on the first day of April 1781 at the town of Duane's burgh aforesaid under the command of Colonel Willet in a company commanded by Captain Lawrence Goss and marched to Schoharie where there Mustered and remained in the Barracks about two weeks from thence went up the Mohawk River in Batteaus with the Regiment to Fort Plain where the Regiment was stationed and that he was attached several times and joined a scouting party was also at Forts Plank Fort Willet Fort Walraat Fort House & Fort Windecker on the South side of the Mohawk River he was in a battle in the Month of June about ten Miles below Cherry Valley with the Indians who were commanded by Brant soon after he was ordered to Fort Herkimer with a part of his company under the command of Lieutenant Newkirk where he remained until the first day of January 1782 and was discharged he was also in a Battle in the Month of November at Johnstown with the British and Tories his was at this battle under the command of Col Willet Well recollects of retreating from the enemy and took shelter in a Meeting House and there fought the enemy by firing through the Windows for a short time when the enemy retreated and was pursued by the Americans and took twenty prisoners. he was discharged on the first day of January 1782 had a written discharge which has been lost and destroyed he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or

or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state that he was born in the Year 1767 in the town of Reading, Hunterdon County New Jersey has no record of his age he was living in the town of Duanesburgh in the county of Albany state of New York when he volunteered into the service has since lived in the town of Sharon Schoharie County New York and in the town of Exeter Otsego County Eageronville Madison County Groton Tompkins County and that he now lives in the town of Cohocton Steuben County. he volunteered into the service and that he served under General Arnold Colonels Du Bois and Willet Captains Magee and Grops Lieutenants Bloodgood & Newkirk he had a written discharge cannot say by whom it was given Constant Cook and William B Shepard are the persons by whom he expects to prove as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution —
Sworn to and Subscribed the day his and Year aforesaid Jesse Jones mark
Wm. J. Bull Clerk Clerk of Steuben Com. Pleas
We Constant Cook and William B Shepard residing in the town of Cohocton County of Steuben hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jesse Jones who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neigh- borhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and Subscribed the day Constant Cook and Year aforesaid Wm. B Shepard
Wm. J. Bull Clerk of Steuben Com. Pleas

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the Ward 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 Constant Cook + William B Shepard who has signed the preceding certificate are entitled to credit
Geo. C. Almon
John Cooper
Paul C. Cook
I William H Bull Clerk of the Court of Steuben County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jesse Jones for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21 st day of October 1834.
W. H. Bull
32360
New York
Jesse Jones
J. W. Howell