Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 4455, for George Jones, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jones George
S 4455
Carded
CONTENTS
d. Nov. 7, 1762 in Fauquier Co. Va. res. Fauquier & Culpeper Cos. Va. res. in 1832 Pike Twp. Madison Co. Ohio

Ohio 7807
George Jones. Madison Co. State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Warner of the Reg t commanded by Col. Goshen in the Virginia line for 11. Months.
death not m d
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. - at the rate of 36. Dollars 66. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. day of April, 1833, and sent to John Moore, Clk. London, Ohio. Madison County. Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833. 73.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept r 1833 18.33 91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Balmer, Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 8. Page 13.

13,802 - 7,807. George Jones,
book on Wa Role on role
Admitted for 11 months from 1781.
$36.66
John Moore Esq. Clerk of Landon Madison Co. Ohio

BRIEF in the case of  George Jones , of Pike Township  County of Madison  in the State of  Ohio  (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? 69  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.     Entered the service, 5th March In 1781. & left at 5th July 1782 1 11 Private Gen. Thos. Barclay Capt. Thos. M'Kinley 3rd Virginia Regt.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Not any  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Franklin Co. Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G. Wilcox Examining Clerk.
22nd July, 1832

13.802
13.802
the interest was a sum of money 1841 2 1/2 per cent per annum 1000 dollars
The sum of 13.802 dollars
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the sum of 13.802 dollars
the sum of 13.802 dollars

Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th AD 1832
State of Ohio Muskingum County ss
On this 20 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared the undersigned  George Jones before the judges of the court of common pleas now sitting George Jones a resident of the township of Pike in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio aged sixty  seventy nine years who being duly sworn according to law with an his oath to be the following witnesseth in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th AD 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated; that he entered the same under Capt Thomas Skaggs of the 3 d Virginia Regiment the Major which was principally With & commanded our Regiment & was John Willis of Virginia The Colonel was Thomas Gascogne He was under the Immediate Command of the Baron Steuben that he was born and raised in the County of Fauquier in Virginia & that there was a Draft for men on the 5 th of March 1781 to serve for Eighteen months that a certain James Freeman of Do County was Drafted & he the s d George Jones took his place and marched by Fredericksburg in Virginia to Richmond on James River Crossed over to Manchester thence to Powhatan Courthouse on the South of James River thence to Powhatan Point of Fork on James River Where once Commenced a retreat before Colonel Tarleton of the British army and went to Halifax on the border of North Carolina thence back to Woodhouse ferry on James River & joined the army under the Marquis De Lafayette and was attached to General Wains brigade being principally on the Waters of James River untill the French landed at James Town & General Washington came on from the South When we moved Down & Invested the British army at York Town and took them prisoners thence our Regiment was marched to Cumberland Court house on the South side of James River where we wintered & on the 5 th of February 1782 he Substi- tuted aman to take his place in the army and was Discharged from the Service by a major Findley who was Commandant at the Station & that he knows of no person by whose testimony he can prove his services

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 George Jones
Sworn and Subscribed the Day and year aforesaid
John Moore Clerk
I John Rathbun Clergyman Residing in Pike George Jones township Madison County State of Ohio and William Dockhorn Residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted With George Jones who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 69 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
John Rathbun William Dockhorn
Sworn and Subscribed the Day and year aforesaid
John Moore Clerk
Quest
1 Where and in what year was you born I was born in Fauquier County in Virginia Jan 1762 the 17 th of November
2 have you any record of your age and if so where is it I never took it of the family record which was in the hands of an older brother
3 Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
I lived in Fauquier and Culpeper Counties in Virginia and removed from Culpeper County into this State and now live in Madison County Ohio

4 how were you call.d into Service were you Drafted Did you Volun teer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom
a for James Freeman
5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were With the troops, where you served and such Continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service
a The Colonel of our Regiment was Thomas Gascorn our Major was John Willis my Capt was Thomas Newman our brigade major was James Williams if I recollect his given name
6 did you ever receive a Discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
I did receive a Discharge which I kept untill the Conclusion of the war and then sent it on as Evidence of my Right to a certificate for my pay and when I obtained the same I did not believe it of any more use to me and therefore took no care of it It was signed by Major
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George Jones
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the 20 th day of September 1832 John Moore Clerk
The State of Ohio Madison County ss
Madison Common Pleas of the term of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after the putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier in the Militia, and served as he states - And the Court further

further certifies that it appears to him that John Stockham who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Madison aforesaid, and that William Sackum who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Madison aforesaid are credible persons and that their statement are entitled to credit. —
I John Moore clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of George Jones for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 20 th day of September A.D 1932
John Moore Clerk
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Rev. 1812 Wars Section.
COPIED BY ADY
June 26, 1928.
Office of the Q. M. General, Cemeterial Branch, War Department, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4455, it appears that George Jones was born November 17, 1762 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
While a resident of said county he enlisted March 5, 1781, served as a private in Captain Thomas Warman's Company, Colonel Thomas Gaskins' Virginia Regiment, was at the Siege of Yorktown and was discharged February 5, 1782.
He moved from Culpeper County, Virginia to Ohio where in Pike Township, Madison County he was allowed pension on his application executed September 20, 1832.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
Tombston data only
Letter returned by request

Rev. Han
4455
INVALID.
File No. 4455
George James Bril Va. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. A , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1924 - Nov. 26 - Hist. to Mrs. Wm. Morgridge - MMVZ
1924, Dec 26 - Mrs. Wm. Morgridge referred to Gen. Acct. Off. for date of death - nm
1928 - June 26 - Tombstone data to Q.M. S. A. Q.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of George Jones which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 _____ months and _____ 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:—
I wish to get the record of a land grant issued to George Jones, a soldier from Virginia (Culpeper Co) who about 1810 settled in Madison Co. Ohio. — This grant was issued for services in Revolutionary War. Do not think believe that it was ever used — Have you any records that show that he received a pension — he died about 1830.
Yours &c
Mrs. William Morgridge Plain City. Ohio.
Nov. 7. 1924.

Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs:—
Does your records show the date of death of a Pensioner? or at what time the pension was no longer claimed? — if so can you give probably date of death of George Jones — born Nov. 17, 1762 in Franklin Co. Va. enlisted from Franklin Co. Va. — in March 1781 — as private in Capt. Thomas Warner's Co. — Col. Thomas Gaskins Va. Regt. and was discharged Feb. 5 — 1782. — came from Culpepper Co. Va. to Pike Twp. Madison Co. Ohio. where he was allowed pension on his application executed Sept. 20 1832.
Yours &c
Mrs. William Morgridge Plain City, Ohio.
Dec. 5/1924.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
December 26, 1924.
Mrs. William Morgridge, Plain City, OHIO.
Madam:
I have to advise you that for the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, S.4455, George Jones, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data:
George Jones, Certificate 7807 issued April 6, 1833, rate $36.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
November 26, 1924
Mrs. William Morgridge Plain City, Ohio.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 4455 it appears that George Jones was born November 17, 1762 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
While a resident of said county he enlisted March 5, 1781, served as a private in Captain Thomas Warman's Company, Colonel Thomas Gaskins' Virginia Regiment, was at the Siege of Yorktown and was discharged February 5, 1882. 1782
He moved from Culpeper County, Virginia to Ohio where in Pike Township, Madison County he was allowed pension on his application executed September 20, 1832.
It does not appear that he was granted land by the United States. For information in regard to land that may have been granted by the state of Virginia, you should consult the archives at Richmond, Virginia.
It is not stated whether he ever married.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Date of death not known.
for the above inquiries only