Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 43875-160-55, for Goodspeed Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jones, Goodspeed or Allen G.
B.L.Wt. 43875-160-55
CONTENTS
born in Barnstable, Barnstable Co. Mass., res. there died in 1855 then 92 yrs old son of Isaac.

224. B64
Act March 3.
Nov. 23.
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Goodspeed, Miss.
Capt. George Lewis.
Col. John Freeman.
Mass. Ma.
Sub. Cuy. 1777.
dis. 20. Oct. "
Revolutionary War
Map No Papers
AB:1600s, Sept: 29/56
Boston
James Gregory & Son.
Marblehead.
Mass.
Vol 1 = 93

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, made by the of the party who rendered the service.
State of Massachusetts county of and town of Barnstable
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Goodspeed Jones sometimes written Allen G. Jones , in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the town of Barnstable in the county of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts
He enlisted from the town of Barnstable in the county of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts in the year of about 1779, as a { substitute for his } in the Company commanded by Captain late father, Isaac Jones, in { a Regiment of Massachusetts } George Lewis-he thinks, in { which was commanded by } Regiment John Freeman, and he served as follows, * viz: —
My said late father, Isaac Jones, was drafted to serve on an expedition about getting out on in progress at Fall River, against the British at Newport, Rhode Island — sometime in August of the said year 1779, for the term of three months; that I proceeded to Fall River as a substitute for my said father and served there, as a private, for between two and three months, when the British evacuated Newport and I —
* Here describe, as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank, &c. of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

was honorably discharged and returned home. I have since lost my discharge, but still have a vivid recollection of the particulars of my said services.
I am now 92 years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my the services more fully than above stated.
WITNESS my hand, this Eighteenth day of September A. D. 18 55
for as Signed by said Goodspeed in my presence, Kate Kincaid JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Jones, Goodspeed BLWT 43875-160-55

Sept 25
The following REGULATIONS, to be observed in the examination of the Revolutionary Rolls in this office, have been rendered necessary under the rules which are established in the Pension Department at Washington, viz :
1. Every application requiring search, or certificate, must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant ; and the signature to the application must be attested by some magistrate.
2. The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence and service of the soldier, and the names of the officers under whom he served ; and no search will be made until after the filing of such written application.
“Regulations to be observed in the examination of the Massachusetts Revolutionary Papers in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.”
“The application must be made to the Secretary in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant, by a written power of attorney, attested by a magistrate. The signature of the claimant must in all cases be attested in like manner.
“The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence of the soldier, &c., at the time of the service, and the names of the various officers under whom he served, as well as the nature of such service.
“The certificate of the Secretary must show that the search was made, after the filing of such application, by himself, or by one of his Clerks alone, and must be accompanied by the original application of the claimant, or of his attorney, and by a detailed statement, under the signature of the Secretary, and the seal of the State, of the circumstances which satisfied that officer of the identity of the party described in the application, with the individual who rendered the service.
J. L. EDWARDS, COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.”

State of Massachusetts - Barnstable County, ss.
On this twenty ninth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Goodspeed Jones aged Ninety two years, a resident of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Goodspeed Jones who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain George Lewis  in the the Regiment of Massachusetts Militia commanded by John Freeman  of the Revolution in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812; that he served as a substitute for one Isaac Jones who was drafted at Barnstable aforesaid on or about the first day of July  August A. D. 1877, for the term of three months : that he and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at Fall River on or about the first  twentieth day of September A. D. 1877. That he has never received a written or printed discharge, which he has since lost
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855; and prays that the Certificate thereof may be sent for him to
JAMES GREGORY & SON, MARBLEHEAD, Mass.
He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
Goodspeed Jones
We Benjamin Marston and Herman Thomas residents of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Goodspeed Jones in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
Benjamin Marston Herman Thomas
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be; and that I have no interest in this claim.
Nathl Hinckley Justice of the Peace.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, Sept. 26 th 1855.
I Hereby Certify , That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Goodspeed Jones is borne on pay roll of Capt. Ozias Parkes (comp Col Freeman's Regt. on secret expedition to Tiverton R. Island from Oct. 4. 1777 28 days) as private.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Deputy, Chas. M. Lovett Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Jones, Goodspeed B.W. N 43875-16-55

Marblehead, November 20th, 1855.
Honored Sir:
We have the honor to forward herewith the Declaration and accompanying proofs of Goodspeed Jones , - a worthy old soldier of the Revolution, of the age of ninety-two years , - claiming the benefit of the Army Land Act of the 3 d of March last, for his services in the Secret Expedition to Fall River against the British Forces in that quarter at that time.
It is not at all probable that the old gentleman will ever live to obtain any decision of the Department upon his claim - unless it can be taken up out of rotation, yet we have felt that we could not refuse him the remote chance that may await him for the allowance of his claim in his lifetime, by doing all we honorably can towards it.
We are, with great respect, Your Hon or 's humble serv ts , James Gregory & Son. Hon. J. Minot, Comm ee of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, Nov. 16 1855
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestations hereunto annexed,
Walter D. Wickley was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony of Which, I have hereunto affixed the SEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, the date above written.
E. M. Northrop Secretary of the Commonwealth.

224.0641

Commonwealth of Mass. } Barnstable County, ss. }
I, Prince Marton of Barnstable, in the County & State aforesaid testify & say that I am eighty two years of age, that I have known Goodspeed Jones from my youth up, that I have frequently heard him speak of being in the Revolutionary war & in the secret expedition to Fall River, that he is a man of good character for truth & veracity & that I have no doubt of the truth of his declaration made with a view to obtain Bounty Land under the late act of Congress
Prince his Marton
Barnstable Jan. Nov. 9 th 1885. Then the above named Prince Marton made oath to the foregoing by him subscribed & I certify that he is a credible witness
Sarah Hinchley, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable County, ss. —
I, Silas Goodspeed of Barnstable in the County & State aforesaid declare & say that I have been well acquainted with Goodspeed Jones from my boyhood to this time, that I have frequently heard him speak of being in the troops of the Revolution especially in the private expedition to Fall River that his reputation for truth & veracity is good & that I have no doubt of the truth of his declaration made with a view to procuring Bounty Land under the late Act of Congress, & I further say that my age is seventy one years
Silas Goodspeed.
Barnstable ss. Subscribed & sworn to before me by the said Silas Goodspeed this tenth day of November A.D. 1855 & I certify that I know him well & that he is a credible witness Nathl Hinckley, Justice of the Peace