Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,759, for Charles Jones, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Jones, Charles
88759
carded.
CONTENTS
As in Part 1a N. b. res at 2nd Sampson Co. N. b. there in 1832 aged about 90 yrs -
This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

North Carolina
23. 069
Charles Jones of Sampson in the State of N. Car who was a Pvt in the _____ commander by Captain _____ of the Regt commander by Col: Rife in the N. Car line for Smathers
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina - at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Nov: 25 and sent to Monk- house's Store P.O. N. Car
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1831. 50 Semi-ant. allowance ending June 34 20
$ 70
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Math. Rice Clerk Book C Vol. 6 1/2 Page 61

Office of the Bank of the United States Washington, D.C. Pay to the order of for the sum of Dollars Signature of Payee Date FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

Office of the Bank of the United States,
Fayetteville, N. C. 13 Apr
1834
Received of John Huske, Agent for paying Pensions,
Fifty Three Dollars, 65 Cents,
being for 32 months and 6 days pension due to
Charles Irwin decd. from the 4 day of March
1831 to the 10 day of Novr 1833 for which
I have signed duplicate receipts.
$ 53.65
A. C. Monk

State of North Carolina } Sampson County } Me John Benton
Be it known that before me John Benton a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid. Personally appeared Joel Jones, Lancelot Jones, & Winney Jones. & made Oath in due form of law, that they, the said Joel, Lancelot & Winney together with Wiley Jones of the State of Georgia Pike County are the Children & all the heirs of the late Charles Jones of the State & County - a soldier of the Revolution - & being the Identical Charles Jones named in the Original Certificate in their possession of which, the Following is a true Copy War department, Revolutionary Claim
I Certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th Jan 1832, Charles Jones of the State of North Carolina who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty Dollars per Annum during his natural life - Commencing on the 1 st of March 1831 and payable Semiannually on the 1 st of March & 1 st of September in Every Year - given at the War Office of the United States this 2 nd day of Nov r 1833. Lew Cag
Examined & Countersigned S. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions John Benton J.P.
Secretary of War Lancelot Jones Mark Joel Jones Mark Winney Jones Mark

Know all men by these presents that we Joel Jones Lancelot Jones & Winney Jones, being of lawful age Children & heirs of the late Charles Jones of Sampson County North Carolina a pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint Archibald Monk of said State & County Our true & lawful attorney, for us & in Our names to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions, in Fayetteville, State of North Carolina, Our Fathers pension from the 1 st day of March 1831 to the day of his death, being the 10 th of November 1833 Witness Our hands & seals this day 15 th August 1834. Sealed & Delivered in presence of John Benton
Lancelot his Jones  mark Joel his Jones  mark Winney her Jones  mark 
 FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO
State of North Carolina } Be it known that on the 15 day Sampson County } of August 1834 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared Joel Jones, Lancelot Jones & Winney Jones above named & acknowledged the foregoing power of

attorney to be their act & Deed in Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and Year last above mentioned John Branton J.P.
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
State of North Carolina Sampson County
Received from GAO
At a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the County of Sampson at the Court House in Clinton on the 3rd Monday in August A.D. 1834 Satisfactory evidence was produced to the said Court that Charles Jones, late of the County of Sampson aforesaid, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, died on or about the 10th day of November 1833 - Satisfactory evidence was also produced to the said Court that the said Charles Jones left surviving him four children viz Joel, Lancelet and Winney Jones whose signatures appear to the foregoing Power of Attorney and also Wiley Jones of Pike County Georgia, and that they the said Joel, Winney, Lancelet and Wiley Jones are all and the only children of the said Charles Jones deceased - and further that the said Charles Jones left no widow surviving him.
J. Thomas J. Faison Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Sampson County do hereby certify that the next foregoing proceedings were had in open Court at August Term 1834 as aforesaid and

and that John Benton whose signature appears to the foregoing is a Magistrate as there stated and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 20th day of August Anno Domini 1834.
Thomas R. Harrison Clerk
State of N.C. Cumberland County
Be it known that on the 12 day of Sept 1834 before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in N. C. County personally appeared Archibald Monk the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney & in the power of attorney of Wiley Jones residing in Pike Co. Georgia. and made oath that the above power of attorney was not given him by reason of any sale transfer or mortgage of the pension or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year last above written before me.
Witness my hand
A. Monk

State of Georgia } Sp. Be it known that Daw } before me William County } H. Bethune
One of the acting Justices of the peace in & for the County aforesaid - personally appeared Wiley Jones - & made oath in due form of Law, that he is the son of the late Charles Jones - who was the Identical person named in the Original Certificate in the possession of his Brothers - in Sampson County State of North Carolina of which the follow- -ing is a true Copy " War. department Revolutionary Claim - I certify that in Conformity with the law of the united States of the 7 th June 1832 - Charles Jones of the State of North Carolina, who was a private in the army of the revolution is entitled to receive Twenty Dollars per annum during his natural life Commeincing on the 11 th of March 1831 and payable Semiannually on the 1 st of March & 1 st of September in every year - given at the War Office of the united States this 3 rd day of November one thousand eight hundred & thirty three Examined & Countersigned Lew Coss
J. L. Edwards Com d of Pensions Secretary of War that the Said Charles Jones named in the above Certificate died on the 18 th day of Nov. 1833 in Sampson County North Carolina where he has

Resided ever since the revolutionary War
Sworn to & Subscribed this 19 th day of July 1834. before me Wm Webb Bethune, J.P. Wiley Jones his mark Pike County
I, Egbert P. Daniel Clerk, Superior Court for the state & county of Georgia, do hereby certify that Wm. Webb Bethune is an acting Justice of the peace in & for the state & county aforesaid qualified under hand & private seal, they being no seal of office this 19 th July, 1834
Now all men by these presents that I, Wiley Jones Son of the late Charles Jones, of Sampson County North Carolina, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint Archibald Monk my true & lawful attorney for me & in my name, to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in Fayetteville State of North Carolina my Father's Pension from the 11 th day of March 1831 to the 10 th day of November 1833 Witness my hand & seal this 19 th day of July 1834 Wm Webb Bethune, J.P. Wiley Jones his mark
Archibald Monk - number of the Legislature from Sampson Co. generally known at the office
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO

21. 4/4. Charles Jones.
Admitted as pupil. 6 mo. 1/20 No allowance for service of Sub c
A. Monk P.O. Box 13 Sta Sampson Co N.C.

State of N. Carolina Sampson County
On this 18 th day of July 1833 Personally appeared, before us John Raines & John Benton two of the Acting Justices of the Peace for said County Charles Jones a resident of North Carolina in the County of Sampson aged upwards of Ninety Years who being first 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 June 7 th 1832 — That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers And served as herein stated — That is that in the Spring of the Year (he believes about 1775) he Volunteered along with many others, for a short time dois not recollect the time but they understood the Town of Wilmington was threatened — that he Volunteered under the Command of Captain Francis Hill & Joab Blackman Lieutenant — James Kinan Colonel & James Moore Major, that he  was was marched to the Town of Wilmington in this State, & Encamped there till they were discharged — That he then Returned home to his residence in Sampson County & that in the Fall of that or next Year he was drafted for a tour of three months — under the Command of the same Officers, That they marched to the Town of Wilmington & there Stationed under the Command of

23 Colonel Rutledge, that after Staying Some time in Wilmington, they were marched across the Cape Fear River Opposite the Town of Wilmington & marched down the South Side of the river to an Old Mill near Brunswick — & there encamped that after Staying there Some time, they were marched Back to the town of Wilmington, & there encamped till their time of Service expired, & they were discharged & that he then returned to his residence in Sampson County — that Some time afterwards, the time he does not recollect. Perhaps one or two years he was drafted a Second time under the Command of Captain James Love, that he was marched to the town of Elizabeth in Bladen County, that they Staid there One day, & that he hired a man by the name of James Barbara, to Serve as a Substitute in his room, & got a Certificate Stating that he had furnished an able bodied man as Substitute that he then returned to his residence in Sampson County — That Some time a year or two afterwards he was drafted a third time for a term of three months under the Command of Captain Francis Hill. Isaac Blackman Lieutenant John Bradwell Major that he together with others were marched to the Big Bridge across the north East Branch of the Cape Fear River above Wilmington, that they encamped on the West Side of said River, & while there about three weeks under the Command of general

Linnington, the British Army might, commenced firing on the Picked guard across the River that is the British were on the east and our men were on the West side of the River When General Linnington marched the main Body of the Army about two miles from the Encampment to an Old Road, & there we stood under Arms the greatest Part of the day & then marched Back to the Camp - the British Crossed the River some where below us & General Linnington marched us to Rutherford's Mill, where we encamped a few days & from thence, we were marched to Kinston, that they were there Stationed until their time of Service expired, & were discharged that he then returned to Sampson County where he has lived ever since 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 or if any only on that of the agency of the State of North Carolina
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & Year aforesaid John Rainey Jr. Charles his Jones John Beaton Jr. Mark
Questions put to the applicant by the Justices of the peace & Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Sampson County

45 Where, & in What Year Were You Born Answer — I was born in Bertie County But What Year — I Know not Question 2 d Have you any record of your age & If so, Where is it —
Answer — My age was set down in a Prayer Book, & when the Tories passed through the neighborhood, the Book was missing & I have never seen or heard of it since.
Question 3 d Where were you living when called into Service, Where have you lived since the revolutionary War, & Where do you now live
Answer — I was living On the east side of Great Coharie, two or three miles from where I now live, from thence I moved to where James Woodward now lives about a mile & half from this place & from thence I moved to the place where I now live On the West side of great Coharie & have lived there ever since in Sampson County N o Carolina
Question 4 th how were you called into Service Were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a Substitute & If a Substitute for whom
Answer, My first term of Service, I volunteered to go & defend Wilmington when threatened to be invaded the time I volunteered for or

The time I served I do not recollect, but believe we were discharged before the time expired — the next time I was drafted for three months and served the same time — the third time I served I was drafted for three months & served the same time — I was another time drafted & went as far as Elizabeth town in Bladen County & there I hired a Substitute by the name of James Barbara —
Question 5 th State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your services —
Answer — I have no recollection of any regular Officers that we were stationed or served with — neither do I remember any regiments that I ever served with except those commanded by General Fannington Captain James Love commanded the troops of Cavalry — but whether they belonged to the regular or militia service I know not —
I know of nothing particular more than I have stated in my declaration.
Question 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, & if so by whom was it written & what has become of —

I have no recollection of ever getting a written discharge, I believe the custom was, when the time of service was about to expire, another company of drafted militia would come in ready to take our place — & the Officers would call us on parade & tell us our time was out & that we might go home — I remember the last time I served I was discharged at Rinston, while on parade the Officers brought a large pail full of Rum & told us all to take a drink — & that we might go home for our time was out —
Question 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution —
Answer, there may be some persons living that was in the Army when I served, but I believe that I am the only person that lives of the men as to my character for truth & veracity, I think I might call on all the old men in the neighborhood I was an old Bachelor when they were Boys, & they have known me ever since — I believe William Gany & Westbrook Lee know about my service & John Fleming & Alexander Newton can testify as to my character for veracity.

We William Gany & Westbrook Lee do hereby Certify, that we have known the applicant Charles Jones, & that we believe that he served in the Revolutionary War, as he states in his declaration that we have good reason to believe two terms of three months each, we were in the same Service as to the first term of Service we have no Knowledge of only from tradition Sworn to the day & year aforesaid John Raines Jp. William his Gany John Benton Jp. mark
Westbrook his Lee mark We Alexander Benton & John Fleming residing in Sampson County N. Carolina do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Jones, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be between 90 & 100 years of age, that he is believed & reputed to be a Soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion - and a man we believe of truth & veracity - Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid John Benton Jp. Alex d Benton serv d John Raines Jp. John Fleming

We John Raines & John Benton aforesaid do hereby declare our Opinion, after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states We further Certify that Alexander Benton & John Fleming, who has signed the preceding Certificate, are Officers of the Baptist Church of Seven Mile & are men of truth & veracity & that their statements are entitled to Credit & We further Certify that the applicant from age & Bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court which is about fifteen Miles from him ————— Certified by us the day & year aforesaid
John Benton Jp. John Raines Jp.

State of North Carolina I Thomas J Garrison Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Samp- son do hereby certify that John Benton & John Rainer Esqrs before whom the foregoing Declaration was made & whose signatures appear to the above certificate are and were at the dates acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due their Official acts.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Office at Winton this 20 th of August A D 1833: and in the 58 th Year of American Indepen- dence
Thomas J Garrison Clerk

1920 Dec. 3. Copies mailed to Benj. Grady. aw.
Rev War
8759
INVALID.
File No. 8759
Charles Jones
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 196
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Payments to be made at Fayetteville by the Pr. U.S. Pr. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of N. Car.
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 6/ Page 61. by N Rice Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Charles Jones — of the state of North Carolina who was a private in the army of the revolution
is entitled to receive Twenty — dollars and — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 2 nd day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty=three,
L. D. Bishop
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov. 28. 1925
Chief Rev. Sect. Division.
I have this day received from Benjamin Grady cash No. 45/100 in payment of requesting
photostat copy post office address as per memo letter herewith.
19 Dec 3 Copies mailed Finance Div. not Ad
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div. 2662
Request for Photostating 3-2006 (To be prepared in duplicate.)
Ex. and 1
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
2716
Job No. Charles Jones Rev. 8875-9 Date Nov. 28. 1925- 1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev. Sect. Division. (No.) (No.) (No.)
Remarks:
Approved:
W. H. Wilson
Chief Division Sect.
Chief Clerk.

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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov. 28. 1925.
Chief Rev. Sect. Division.
I have this day received
from Benjamin Brady
Chief No.
for $100 in payment of requesting
photostat copy post office address } as per
memo. letter herewith.
19 Dec 30 Copies mailed per J. Thomas not
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div. Nov 28
Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate.)
3-2006
Ex. aw 1
2716
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No.
Date
Nov 28, 1925
Subject
Charles Jones Rev.
8875-9
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be (No.) (No.) (No.) forwarded when completed to the Rev. & War. Sect. Division.
Remarks:
Approved:
W.E. Wilson
Chief Division Sect.
Chief Clerk.

Nov. 27, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
Please furnish photostat copies of three pages from the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8759, of Charles Jones, N. C. Troops. not certified.
Mr. Benjamin Brady 1775 Mass. Ave, N.W. City.
Received payment 45 cents
McKison
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section..