Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32919, for Lewis Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Jones, Lewis
S. 32919
CONTENTS
In 1820 aged 65 yrs & res. Roxbury, Norfolk Co. Mass.

6417. L
Massachusetts Roll
Lewis Jones
of Roxbury in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Grafton of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of Sept 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis Prov. Judge Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 39.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 48. —
87.16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
87.16 48. — 39.16
Continued
Certificate cancelled and sent to Almon Seaver Roxbury 4 th May 1819 Seaver
Application sent September 25 th 1820 to James Ware, Judge C.C.C. Plead. Norfolk County Mass.

No 241
Lewis Jones
Not on the Rolls
New Dis'dence
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United States,
Massachusetts District,
Lewis Jones, of Roxbury, in the County of Norfolk and District of Massachusetts, a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, maketh oath - That he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution for upwards of one year in manner following viz - Enlisted in the spring of 1775 in the Massachusetts company commanded by Captain Moses Whiting in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Grout and served in said Corps until December 1776, when he was honorably discharged and is in such reduced circumstances as to require aid from his country - Lewis Jones
Massachusetts District
Boston 8. April 1818.
Sworn to before me
M c Davis
This affidavit subscribed by Lewis Jones
Dis d Judge
Mass Dist
M c Davis
D. G. N. D.

Copy Schedule Bc. of Lewis Jones
647 Feb 1819 Vend 25 1820
Con
Mar 1819

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this Eighteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Lewis Jones aged Sixty five years, resident in Boxbury in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: As a private
in Col. John Greadon's regiment the twenty fourth of the Massachusetts line in Moses Whittings company for the term of twenty two months as will more fully appear by my declaration made about the eighth April A.D. 1818 The number of his pension is 64 17 which I obtained from the war department upon the aforesaid application
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Lewis Jones
Sworn to and declared, on the eighteenth day of July A. D. 1820 before
James Ware Judge of C.C. Com Pleas for S d Circuit
I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is
Seventeen dollars and ten cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

Schedule of the real and personal estate of the within named applicant for a continuation of his pension
Real Estate ————— NONE
Personal Estate
Six chairs — — — — — $ 2 " Two tables — — — — — 3 " One desk — — — — — 3 " One pot — — — — — 50 One kettle — — — — — 50 Small looking glass — — — — — 3 " Half a dozen old plates — — — — — 50 Do knives and forks — — — — — 50 $ 17 " 10
I have no family except a wife of about sixty years of age infirm and unable to do service Providence by name no children who reside with me I am by profession a butcher but unable to follow it from debility and have no means of support
Lewis Jones

32919 Pay INVALID.
File No. 82,919
Lewis Jones Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 10 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Lewis Jones subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
25 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Lewis Jones by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

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This is to Certify that Lewis Jones, of Roxbury enlisted into Col. John Greaton's Regiment in the Continental Service, in Decem. 1775 and served as a good faithful Soldier one year, and was discharged. Milton Jan 7 1819
Elizah Vose Lieut. Col. Amos Holbrook Surgeon to said Regt - including the above mentioned time
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. — Norfolk ss. Milton, January 5 th 1819. Then the abovenamed, Elizah Vose and Amos Hol- brook, personally appeared, before me the sub- -scriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County, and after being carefully exami- -nied, made solemn Oath, to the truth of the above Certificate for Deposition, by them signed, who are entitled to full credit thereby. Taken at the request of said Lewis Jones of Roxbury, in the County aforesaid.
John Parker Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Norfolk ss. I Horatio Townsend Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Norfolk, do hereby certify that John Parker is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned by the Executive authority of said Commonwealth, and that the signature to the foregoing official certificate is in the hand writing of the said John Parker In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Dedham, this fourteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen Horatio Townsend