Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5694, for Cooper Jones, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. L.
Jones, Cooper.
P. 5694
CONTENTS.
res. in Wash. for N. L. d. Oct. 1797

N. H. Arrington
Oct 23/55
Mr. G. Howland the papers reference under the date of Jan 7, 1892.

Tennas Office Oct. 23, 1855;
Sir,
I have filed the informal application of Frances & Elizabeth Jones, claiming a pension right of the services of their late father, Captain Jones, and you are informed, that children have no claim to a pension, or gratuity in their own right, but are entitled, merely, to any annuities due to a parent, at his or her death, when covered embraced by a their existing per- son law. But their father died in 1789 1789 long prior to the passage of any pension law based on Revolutionary services. If Captain Jones, widow was alive on the 4 th of July 1836, and she was named to be pensioned to that date her last term of service the children could assert a claim, in her right, under the Act of that date - or, if she was alive on the 7 th of June 1838, and she

nor named prior to 1794, they could claim under the act of that date. Both acts are herein recited for the information of the parties interested, and of either embrace the one of them makes the registration thereby offered must be wholly comprised within the scope of the papers submitted under the act of June 7, 1832.
A. H. Arrington
Oct 23/33
A. H. Arrington Esq. Belleville Hillsboro Wash Co M.C.

No Cooper Jones, do M. Barnes June 7, 1832,
Replied.
A. H. Arrington, Hilliards River, N.C.

State of North Carolina
Wash County } Personally appeared before me on this the 24 th day of September A.D. 1855 Francis Jones and Elizabeth Jones both residents of the County and State aforesaid who having first been duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths declare and say that they are the children of the identical Cooper Jones who served in the Revolutionary war - that their father the said Cooper Jones never received any compensation for said service to their knowledge other than that as now ascer- =tained from the Records of the Comptrollers office of this State - that they have no other evidence of the time of his enlistment or discharge than by aforesaid - that they are the only survi- =ving children of the said Cooper Jones who died in the month of October 1797 - that they nor either of them have ever applied for any pay or compensation nor authorized any person to do so for them on account of the services of their father until now and they hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present.
Sworn to and subscribed before me } on the day & date as above set forth
DeForest Beal
Francis his Jones mark
Elizabeth her Jones mark

State of North Carolina Stark County
I Wm S Harrington Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County of Stark do hereby certify that Deft Beat Whose name appears to the within Certificate is & was at the time of signing the same one of the Acting Magistrates in & for said Court & that full faith & credit is should be due to all his official acts as such given under my hand and official seal of office at office in Fairmount On the 26 day of September AD 1855.
Wm S Harrington Clerk

State of North Carolina } Wash County }
I say Griffin being duly sworn deposeth and saith - That he is a resident of the aforesaid county & state and has been from his infancy till the present time - That he is now nearly seventy three years of age - That he knew Cooper Jones who resided in this county and was raised in three miles of his residence - That he had when at his house heard the within named Francis Jones & Elizabeth Jones call him Father & his wife mother That the said Cooper Jones regarded them as his children and were so looked upon by the people in the neighbourhood and I have no doubt they were his lawful children.
In corroboration whereof the said Griffin hath hereunto offered his signature
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th Sept 1885-
his I say Griffin mark
Depe Beal
State of North Carolina } Wash County }
John Jones being duly sworn on the holy evangelists of almighty god states as follows - That he is now seventy five years of age - That he was born and raised in this county and has resided here all his life - That he is a nephew of Cooper Jones and was raised within a mile of his residence - he Cooper Jones lived in this county and died when the sd. John Jones was a boy about seventeen years of age - I have heard him tell of his having served as a soldier in the old war - He was the father of Francis Jones and Elizabeth Jones the same who were

names appear to this paper I have no doubt of the fact of their being his lawful children when Cooper Jones my uncle died he was possessed of Real Estate and the said Francis and Elizabeth Jones had a part of it as his heirs
In corroboration of the truth of the foregoing statement the said John Jones hath hereunto affixed his signature.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 28 th Sept r 1855-
Depe Bae L.R.
John Jones
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with all the persons whose names appear to the foregoing declaration and affidavit they are persons whose veracity has never been questioned and I have no doubt that all the statements made by them are true - Given under my hand &c.

51194.
P.O. Cooper Jones
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: REJECTED _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: Claim filed too late to have cause of rejection entered
Re-enlisted: on printed list of 1852
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract

No.
Croper Jones, co
N. Carolina
Let d. N. Army to Oct 23/55 Geo: N. Lewis. May 24/59.
Rejected
5694
Jan 7, 1832.

Hilliardston Nash County N. Carolina.
October 17 th 1855
Dear Sir,
I herewith enclose the evidence in the case of Frances & Elizabeth Jones who apply for whatever may be due to them as the only surviving children of their father Cooper Jones on account of his services in the Revolutionary war — you will please decide the case and let me know the result. I am sir very Respectfully
Your obt Servt.
A. H. Arrington
To
Hon. J. M. M c Intosh Comr. of Pensions Washington
Wash

State of North Carolina Comptrollers Department
I Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to sundry persons for Military Service in the Revolution as follows. To wit:
Cooper Jones
Indent 4442 £2,, 84 98 Halifax District 1782 Book 916- page 52 £18---
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Office at Raleigh this the 6th day of October 1855 Geo W Brooks Comptroller

Wash County N.C. May 12 1889.
I have been informed that you would give me the information which I desire. relative to the following matter. Gray Cooper Jones - was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War - and as such was entitled to a Pension he died years ago - and has but two living children now Frank Jones & Elizabeth Jones he listed in the County of Wash. N. Carolina - You will very much oblige me - by informing me if he - or any person has recd. the Pension - If so when and by whom - If it has been recd. at all it has been with in the last

four or five years - by writing me in regard to this matter you will much oblige. direct your letter to Springhope Hask County N.Ca.
Yrs. Groat Lewis
Springhope N.C. May 13 th 1859

George N. Lewis Springfield, N.C. May 12. 1859
Respecting pension claim of the heirs of Cooper Jones soldier in Revolutionary War (Postage stamp enclosed)
Respectfully referred to the Comm. of Pensions Dept of Int.? May 18. 1859
Moses Kelly Ch Cle
Rec'd 18 May 59 Wm. Rhett

St. Louis May 24.

Kindly Office, May, 24 th 1859.
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 12 th Instant. You are informed, that the claim of the heirs of Cooper Jones, to a pension was rejected October, 23 rd 1855.
There is not anything due Cooper Jones' heirs under existing pension laws.
Geo. M. Lewis. Esq m . Springhope, Nash Co. N.C.