Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5701, for Fowler Jones, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Jones, Fowler
A. 5701
CONTENTS
A Sept 22, 1937 Granville Co. N.C. + always here March 10 1932

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832. -
State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas of Quarter Sessions Granville County } August Term AD. 1832
On this 10 th day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before Meurs & Smith James Wych & Lewis Green
members of the said court, now sitting, Fowler Jones Sen. who was born and raised on the South side of Tar River in Granville County and State of North Carolina - He was born on the 22 nd day of September 1758 as the Register of his father stated and as his parents always told him But the Register has long since been destroyed He has always resided in the same County - who 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 the 7 th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States by a Draft in Granville County in the fall of the year 1780 after he had arrived at the age of twenty two years the same fall - His term of service was for three months in the Infantry - but it was proposed by the commanding officers that if the men drafted in the Infantry for three months would find their own horses and join the light Horse company that was then forming in the same county, that a term of two months service in the latter service should be taken for the term of three months service in the Infantry according to enlistment - I had a very good mare, and did join the Light Horse company under the command of Solomon Walker Captain and John Hawkins Lieutenant - I cannot remember the time of the year that we rendezvoused at Hillsborough, but we were there collected and all the different light Horse Companies were placed under the command of Colonel Phil Taylor - From Hillsborough we marched through Hillsborough, Salisbury Pfeffer's Mill on Roanoke River to the

neighbourhood of Charlotte which was then in possession of the Enemy. - Between Salisbury and Charlotte I saw young Locke who had been killed by the British - His brother was carrying his dead body on a horse before him when we first saw him - I cannot recollect how long I was in service in this part of the Country, but it was for a considerable time. - At least upon the British leaving Charlotte & crossing the Catawba, my man was taken sick and I was left to take care of her and to guard a baggage waggon together with a few others, at New Providence on Six Mile Creek - Here I remained until my term of service had expired, and my man having died in the mean time, I received my discharge and walked home on foot - I do not remember a single person who is now living that was with me in that expedition as an officer or soldier -
My discharge has been long since lost or destroyed - I never thought it of any value -
I cannot remember distinctly but think that the next term of duty of Horse Mounted commenced about the first of August 1781 - I was drafted in the Infantry in Granville County under the Command of Nathaniel Haller as Captain and the Benjamin Moore as Lieutenant - I cannot remember under what field officers we were placed when the detachment assembled at Hillsborough; but we were marched to Crops Creek near Fayetteville where I remember we were under the Command of Genl. Butler - a Major Douglas was also in Command - From this place we were marched to the Raft Swamps - The Brick House which is about two miles from the Swamps was then in the possession of the enemy, who consisted of British & Tories - General Rutherford commanded the light Horse & Genl. Butler the Infantry -

Our duty was performed in various expeditions round and about this our try - At length the enemy took position on the South side of the River at Blueford's Bridge - We were stationed at the same Bridge on the opposite or North side of the River - While we were thus stationed official Intelligence reached us of the Capture & surrender of the British Army under Cornwallis at Little York, and the consequent cessation of hostilities - and we were very shortly thereafter regularly discharged and I came home - This discharge has also been lost or destroyed -
The only person that are now living, that I know of, who accompanied me in this Expedition is James Hastings, my brother Edward Jones Sen. and William Laburn a free man of color, the latter of whom with me, after being reduced by extreme bodily infirmity and entire privation of worldly substance have been constrained to place ourselves upon the Charity of our Country and are now inmates in the Poor House of Granville County where we enjoy as much comfort as our situation of mind and body will admit in being removed from our most relations - My wife lives with me -
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 any State or Territory - Room to subscribe the day of year full done this.
in Ohio Count
This Fowler S. Jones Sen. Mark

And the said Court do now declare their opinion after investigating the matter that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
James Wylde chm. Justices.
Laurence Smith
Lewis Green J.P.
Stephen H. Luce
I Stephen H. Luce Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Granville and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Fowler Jones for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office in Offord this the 10 th day of August A.D. 1832.
Stephen H. Luce Clerk
State of North Carolina Granville County } ss
Mr. Sargrove Scarcey a Citizen of the said County and State makes oath that he was a Captain of a Company in the Expedition mentioned in the within declaration of Fowler Jones to the Rappahannock. That he had obtained a furlough before the discharge of the Troops and had returned home, but he well knows that the applicant Fowler Jones was a Soldier in said Expedition and that he left him on duty when he left the detachment. He also knows that William Daburn was a Soldier in said Company who was also left on duty Subscribed & sworn to in open Court 11 th Aug. 1832 J. P. Scott

5401
P. O. _____
Fowler Jones
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18__
Discharged: _____, 18__
Application filed: _____, 18__
Alleged The printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection as follows;
"Two tours of three months each - one tour in catching fish!"
The above noted rejection is obviously a clerical error for Attorney: the rejection letter of Dec. 26, 1852 states that Fowler P. Jones served less than six months.
Said letter also states that the fishing trip was performed by Robert Howard and Co. See his claim for it. It was not at the same time or under Cert. of Dis. Searched for same officers as service of Fowler Jones.

N o 7328
Fowler Lones
N o 6a.
✓ 701
Rejected - see let. of Dec r . 26. 1832 to the Hon. A. A. Shepard.

Wm A. H. Sheffield
Decr 26-1832
A.C.
Page 193.
Recorded Vol. 8.
Page 186.

a copy of this letter is in each claim mentioned below M,
War Department Pension Office Dec 26, 1832
admitted N 18115
The claim of William Tabune admitted. 88730. admitted N 18115 Allen Howard Lowell Sprague, Fowler admitted. 88701 transmitted to the Dep. by W. M. Saged. Jones and James Terry, have been examined, and the papers of Tabune and Howard Howard are herewith returned accompanied by a brief in each case. The objections are contained in the negative answers in red ink, given to the questions. The three months service performed by Howard in the spring of 1781, catching fish, cannot be taken into consideration in making up the investigation of his claim, said service not having been in the performance of military duty. The same service Lowell Sprague performed one term of three months in the performance of duty with Howard in catching fish, and as he performed only one other term of duty of three months, his claim cannot be allowed.
The service performed by James Terry

and Fowler Jones having been for a less pe- than six months, their claims cannot be allowed. The revolutionary pension laws provide for none who did not per- -form an actual service of at least six months. Their papers will remain on the files in this office.
Hon A. H. Sheffield Decr 26-1832
A. L.
Page 193.
Recorded Vol. 8. Page 186.
Hon A. H. Sheffield. N. R.

Fowler Jones
4328.

stated the Court now in Session held by William M. Dand Chairman, Richard Bullock & Thomas A. Willie Do Certify that the within Certificate of Mr. A. Searcy was subscribed & sworn to & subscribed by him in open Court. We Certify that he is a Citizen of Greene County and we are quite satisfied that his said Statement is just & true and entitled to credit - Given 11 th Aug t 1831 in
to Credit - perhaps our hands 11 th Aug t 1831 in
Open Court
Dear Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. B. Buel
W. Stephen W. L. S. Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions for the County of Granville and State of North Carolina, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Jones for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11 th day of August A D 1832.
Steph N. Luss & Co.

State of North Carolina } Superior Court of Law Granville County } September Term 1832
James Terry makes Oath, after being duly sworn in open Court according to Law, that he was a Brother Soldier with Fowler Jones in the Expedition mentioned by him in his foregoing declaration, vizt. that when he marched to Charlotte N.C. — This affiant was in the same detachment and remembers the said Fowler Jones while in service in the same, but he does not know the length of time he served.
Sowell Fraizer a Citizen of Stokes County makes oath that he was a Soldier in the campaign mentioned mentioned by the James Terry in the foregoing affidavit. He belonged to the Infantry of Terry in the Light Horse — This affiant well remembers Fowler Jones and that he was a Soldier in the same Campaign, but knows nothing of his length of service subscribed & sworn to in open Court Sept. 6 th 1832
James Terry Sowell Fraizer
make Oath that James Terry & Sowell Fraizer who have subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit are men of veracity & that their Statement on Oath or otherwise is entitled to Credit — Sworn to in open Court & subscribed 8 th Sept. 1832
James Charles W  H  H

State of North Carolina Granville County 3
I James Harris Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said Court in the matter of the application of Fowler Jones for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 14 the day of Sept. 1832
J Harris Clerk