Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13554, for Samuel Jones, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jones, Samuel
S. 13554
carded
CONTENTS
b. Sept. 23, 1756
probably a res of Dinwiddie Co. Va. -
in 1832 res of Christian Co. Ky.

7256 Kentucky
Samuel Jones
Charter 60 in the State of Ken who was a private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Beckner in the Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of March 1843 and sent to Reuben Howland Hopkinsville Ken.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Bays Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 13

Commonwealth of Kentucky County of Christian - to wit
At a County Court began and held for the County of Christian at the Court house on Monday the 30 th day of July 1832
Declaration of Samuel Jones in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of Kentucky } Christian County } Set On this 30 th day of July 1832 personally appeared before the County Court of the County aforesaid Samuel Jones a resident of the County of Christian aforesaid and State of Kentucky aged twenty six years on the 23 rd day of September next last a private in the army of the revolution who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 - 1832 - that he was inscribed on the pension roll under the provisions of the act of Congress passed on the 18 th of March 1818 and that he has been struck from the same - that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776 with Colonel Buckner & Elliott as a private and before stated in the Virginia State lines sixth regiment and that he resided in the County of Christian when the former appli- cation was made
Samuel his Jones mark
and the Court doth hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - which is ordered to be certified as -
I Abraham Stites the Clerk of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Jones for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of August 1832 and in the 41 st year of the said Commonwealth.
Abraham Stites C. C. C. C.

Philadelphia 8 August
Sept 19 Aug 23 '32 P.O. St. Johns
The Honble the Secretary of War Washington City
Free from 176 to 186 Prints Longman

Sir
Hopkinsville 10 august 1832
Enclosed and attached hereto is the declaration and original certificate of same Jones of this County when the same is acted on please address same Jones George D Lockin or myself Hopkinsville Ky
Respectfully your obedt Servant
Reuben Rowland

November 20, 1928
Mrs. J. Frank Thompson 11 Kuhlman Court Columbia, Missouri
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13554, it appears that Samuel Jones was born September 23, 1756, place not stated.
He enlisted, February 17, 1776 as a private in Captain Ruffin's Company, Colonel Buckner's Sixth Virginia Regiment and served two years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 8, 1818 while a resident of Christian County, Kentucky. He stated he had left his discharge in Dinwiddie County, Virginia but did not state he resided there.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services of John Rodgers Seymour or Rodgers Seymour.
Respectfully
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Date of death not on AB

1928-NH. 20-Recd. to Mr. J. Frank Thompson. mms
Restroom
13554 INVALID.
File No. 13,554
Samuel Jones Prin B.W. war.
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 197
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10,710 Kentucky. 4
Pamuel Jones
of Christian Co. in the state of Kentucky who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Buckner of the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of May 1819 and sent to S ts H. W th Laughlin Esq. Hopkinsville, Ky.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 9 20 / 31 79:22 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819. - 40.00
$127:22
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Christian County.

Wilkinsville Ky 3 March 1864 Dear Sir I am Sir Yours Respectfully J. M. [unclear]
Mt. Allison See if this cannot be admitted
Three
His Excellency
The Honble Lewis Camp Secretary of War Care of Geo. Breathwaite Esq. Washington City

The South Louisiana Secretary of War
Stephenville 2nd March 1833
Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Samuel Jones in order to obtain a pension. It will be seen by his declaration that he was heretofore on the pension roll and was struck off, he had a Certificate, in the month of July last or early in the month of August I enclosed to the war office directed to the Secretary a copy (as recorded in the County Court) of this his original declaration, together with his original Certificate under the law of 18 th March 1818. Col Lyons informs me those papers are not to be found at the War office. I much regret their miscarriage the old gentleman is a worthy man, and no doubt is legally entitled to be reinstated on the pension roll. I hope the loss of the original Certificate in this case will not prejudice his case, as it can be easily ascertained by reference to the Books that he has been once on the roll struck off. I am aware Sir of the great press of business of this and other kinds necessarily attached to your office. But I hope this case can be attended to at an early

any the old gentleman cannot live long, and unless he gets a pension soon he will never need it
I have made an affidavit as to the fact as to my having seen and having enclosed the Certificate
If any thing more is necessary in relation to this matter please let me know what it is
Very respectfully
Ruben Rowland
P.S. I will remark that I render this service for Mr Jones gratis, I have attended to but few and have charged nothing for any services of this kind. He is poor and unable to pay much, or I would have enclosed the papers (in the absence of Col Lyon) to some of the many pension agents in Washington
R Rowland

State of Kentucky } This day Reuben Rowland came personally Christian County, Set } before the undersigned a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that late in the month of July or early in the month of August 1832 he enclosed to the Secretary of war a copy of the declaration of Samuel Jones for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the law of June 1832. That he also enclosed an original certificate issued from the war office to said Jones certifying that he had been placed on the pension roll under the law of 1818. and that he has received information that those papers cannot be found at the war office Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 nd day of March 1833
Reuben Rowland
Sworn to before me D Hays JP

Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September next,
at the Branch Bk. U. S.
Lexington,
Kentucky.
Recorded

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Samuel Jones late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the eighth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
J. L. Edwards in the absence and on behalf of the Secretary of War.

Kentucky.
Christian County ss.
Samuel Jones a citizen of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and County aforesaid declares that on or about the 17 th day of February in the year 1776. he enlisted as a private soldier for two years in Capt. Puffing's Company 6 th Re- giment Virginia Line on continental establishment commanded by Col. Buchanan.
That he served out the said term of two years as a private soldier in the said Regiment against the common enemy, and received his discharge which he left long since in Smithfield County Virginia, and does not believe that he could now procure it.
That he is now old and in circum- stances so reduced as to need the assistance offered by the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 "to provide for certain

persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolu- tionary war"
That he relinquishes all and every pension he may have heretofore been allowed or entitled to, and makes this ap- plication no account of his reduced circumstances.                                     Samt Jones
Wednesday Christian County Ky.
I Benjamin Shackelford sole Judge of the Circuit Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Samuel Jones this day made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, and that from the best testimony and information obtained he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for support. Given under my hand this 8 day of May 1878.
B. Shackelford

Sam Jones - Private
100 th Buchanan Regiment Virginia Line
1776 27 years
Roll 8 th May 1818.
L o 50 - 8 - 103 - 17 - 8
Charged on Roll
on Roll
Admitted

Christian County Set
Kentucky
I James H. M c Laughlin Clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Shackelford esquire whose signa- ture appears to the foregoing certificate is sole Judge of the Circuit Court aforesaid duly commi- ssioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have here set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 13 th day of July 1818 James H. M c Laughlin

State of Kentucky Christian County
Set
Declaration of Samuel Jones in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 4th June 1832. etc.
On this 30th day of July 1832, personally appeared before the County Court of the County aforesaid Samuel Jones a resident of the County of Christian aforesaid and State of Kentucky aged twenty six years on the 23rd day of September next late a private in the army of the revolution, who being 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. 1832. That he was inscribed on the pension roll under the provisions of the act of Congress passed on the 18th of March 1818. and that he has been struck from the same. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776. with Colonel Puckner & Elliott as a private as before stated in the Virginia State line, Sixth Regiment, and that he resided in the County of Christian when the former application was made
Samuel Jones Mark
and the Court doth hereby declare this opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - which is ordered to be certified by J. Abraham Siter Clerk of the County Court of Christian County do hereby certify that the

foregoing contains the original proceedings of the last Council in the matter of the application of Samuel Jones for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 2 nd day of March 1833 -
Abraham H. Stites
666.6.6
Declaration of Samuel Jones
July 30 - 1832

MRS. J. FRANK THOMPSON 11 KUHLMAN COURT COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
did not have this, R.O. selected another no maker but links.
Will you please send me the Rev- X pension of John Rodgers Seymour of Conn. also Rodgers Seymour- Pensions of John Charlton from Monroe  Christian Co. Ky. - he received pension about 1833. X Samuel Jones Christian Co. Ky. Samuel Jones  born in Franklin Co. N.C. & died in Maury Co. Tenn. 1831- Pension granted in 1849 Joseph Eaton Pomfret New York Chodo Booth - Northumberland Co. Va.

MRS. J. FRANK THOMPSON
11 KUHLMAN COURT
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
any man by the name of Eare from Northumberland Co. Va.
Also 1812 pension of Cyrus Booth from Northumberland Co. Va.
Also 1812 pension of any one by the names of Root & Christian from this County -
Very sincerely -
Mrs. J. Frank Thompson
I have checked on names - John Rodgers say mom of Comr & Daniel Jones Christian Co. Ky. I am sorry that is all I know about either of these men.

IN REPLY REFER TO Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MMHF/eel
3-1865
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
November 5, 1928
Mrs. J. Frank Thompson 11 Kuhlman Court Columbia, Missouri
Madam:
I advise you that due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the bureau is unable to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 for one person.
Two histories are furnished each inquirer.
If you will designate the two whose records you most desire, giving at the same time as much as possible of the following data in regard to each: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given names of widows, same will be forwarded to you, if on file.
Please return both these letters with your reply.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.