Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 359-200, for Albridgton Jones, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jones, Albridgton
B.S. No. 359-200.
CONTENTS
In 1807 was Southampton Co. Va.

N o 360. 759.
Abigayle Jones, D. Virginia Leav-
M c June 22. Sept 1807 D o to Capt. Smith

KNOW all Men by these Presents, that I Albridgton Jones of the County of Southampton and State of Virginia have this day bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain, sell and assign over to Thomas D. Harris of the county of Henrico and State of Virginia all my right, title, and interest in and to two hundred acres of Land, due me in consideration of my services in the army of the United States, to the end of the late war with Great-Britain, under the command of
Dearborn , Esquire, Secretary at War for the time being, or his successors, to issue to Thomas D. Harris his heirs or assigns, in his or their own name as assignee of me, the said Albridgton Jones a warrant for the land aforesaid, and on receipt of the same, I do hereby ratify and confirm any receipt or other instrument in writing, that he the said Thomas D. Harris may necessarily sign, or procure to be signed, in touching the premises aforesaid, as fully as I could do, if I was personally present. IN Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth day of January  one one thousand eight hundred & Seven
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Wm. Gidley Griffin
Jones Seal
Southampton County, to wit:
THIS day Albridgton Jones came before us Jesse Browne and Social Vice Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid, and acknowledged the foregoing bargain of sale and Power of Attorney, to be his free act and deed, and let the purposes therein mentioned. Given under our hands this 20th day of January  one eighteen hundred and Seven
30 Dec 1867 J.P.

Southampton County, to wit:
This day Thomas Ridley one of the within witnesses to the within Power of Attorney reasonable appeared before us Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and made Oath that he did see the within named Albridton Jones sign and seal the within Power of Attorney and Bargain & Sale and that the said Albridton Jones is the same person who performed the Service stated within, the said Thomas Ridley having been a Major in the Continental Army. Given under our hands this twentieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seven.
Brown ??
Sam. Calvert J.P.
This claim is good & warrants issue on application.
25 Feb 1807.
Albridton Jones Powers

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Jones, Alexander GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8432 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 10, 1790 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.