Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13574, for Samuel Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jones, Samuel
S 13574
carded
CONTENTS
1761 in Waltham Mass. m. Oct 4th 1832 Leominster, Worcester Co. Mass

Set to Pension, July 9, 1847 v am w to F. Haxon, July 16 47 Apr. 22/85 Statement sent to. Ezra S. Stearns, East Rindge N.H. - see copy inside.
3575
Massachusetts
Samuel Jones
of Worcester in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Davenport of the Regt commanded by Col. Tyler in the Mass. time for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Rolls of Massachusetts at the rate of $80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Dec 1832 and sent George Haxon Worcester Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 40.00 $160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book D Vol. 2 Page 60

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this Twentieuth day of November in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathl. Greene Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester now sitting Samuel Jones a resident of Leominster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy one 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the month of June 1776 I was resident in Waltham State of Massachusetts - there enlisted into Capt. Edward Harrington's Company of Massachusetts Militia of Col. O'Callaghan's Regiment for the term of five months - One Deach of Waltham was a lieutenant in said Company - Abijah Brooks of Waltham was Lieutenant Colonel of said Regiment - That he then marched from Boston through Leominster, Keene then marched from Boston through Leominster, Keene to Ticonderoga, Charleston N.H. Cavendish Rutland - to Ticonderoga. That he staid there & served in said Company at said Post for five months at the end of which he was regularly discharged - returned to said Leominster - That in the month of Septm August 1777 he enlisted for & served thirty days in the Company of Capt. Goss of Sterling in said County of Worcester that he marched to Bennington - arrived there shortly after the battle & served said 30 days - That he lived at Leominster aforesaid when he enlisted as last aforesaid - That he was a volunteer in both the services above described - That he does not recollect the other officers of said Company or of the Regiment - & does not know that his company was ever for said thirty days joined & made a part of any regiment that Col. Cushing & Gen. Starker were at Bennington & were daily seen at said place while the Applicant was there - That he has no documentary evidence that he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to the aforesaid facts.
That in the month of September 1777 he was at said Leominster having returned there after said thirty days service & immediately after enlisted into the Company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Capt. Greenleaf of Lancaster in said State in Col. Cushing's Regiment for three months - That he marched from Leominster Sterling in said Leominster & marched to Stillwater N.Y. & was in the engagements of 19th of September & 7th of October - was on Bennington & served in said Company for three months.

of 19 th of September & 7 th of October - height, & served in said Company for three months was then discharged - Newton was a lieutenant - & one Newell was Ensign in said Company - The brigade was commanded by Gen. Lincoln who was wounded in sight of the Applicant on seventh of October - that he was reg- ularly discharged at the end of said service but has no documentary evidence of his discharge - does not know of any one that could prove his service unless one know of Dublin N. H. may be living & might recollect said service - & Joshua Willard of said Dublin may possibly know of said last named service - - That in the year 1778 in month of June, residing at said Westminster, he enlisted for six months & served as long under Capt. David Jewett of Col. Tyler's Regiment  of the Massachusetts Militia of the Massachusetts Militia & marched to Rutland State of Massachusetts & there served as one of the guard over Gen. Burgoyne's Army after its surrender at the end of said service was discharged but has no at Winter Hill near Boston to which place he marched with said Company before the end term of service expired - That in 1779 he resided at Westminster aforesaid & in the month of July of that year he enlisted in a Company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Capt. Fish in Col. Tyler's Regiment - for six months - one Colburn was Lieutenant & one Butts was ensign of
said Company - It then appears are not very combined - that he resided - that he joined said Company at Providence - marched to Bristol & Newport, R. I. the British having first evacuated the place last named - that he served for six months & was discharged at Newport at the end of said service - that he has no documentary evidence of his discharge - that being an inhabitant of said Westminster he en- listed for five months in a Company commanded by Asa Drury of Wickford in said State - of Col. Turner's Regiment of which Patterson was Lt. Colonel. That he marched in said Company from Wickford in Massachusetts to Bull's Hill, Rhode Island, where he joined said Company - that he served five months & was discharged about first of January

in Massachusetts to the said Company - That he served five months & was discharged about first of January but has no evidence of said discharge & knows no one who can prove said service -
That to the interrogatories to be put him he answers that he was born in Waltham Massachusetts in the year 1761 - That he supposes there is a record of his age in the town Clerk's office at said Waltham that he at the beginning of the revolution he came to reside at said Leominster Shutesbury - was always a volunteer in said service - except that at Saratoga & Stillwater, when he was drafted into the service - That he has stated all that he can recollect as to officers & regiments - That he had a formal discharge from most of said services - but that he lost them by fire Jan'y 1821 having then lost his house & a chest containing them - That Joseph O'Kendall member of Congress serves as aforesaid -
for veracity & can testify their belief of his services as aforesaid -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or bounty except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any other state -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me Nathl. Pringle Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Samuel Linn

Colburn has been out some time with the Rev. Mr. ...
We Abel Conant a Clergyman residing in the town of Leominster and Calvin Hale residing in said Leominster hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Jones who has subscribed and sworn  has made to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before Joseph G. Rindall Jus Peace -
Abel Conant. Calvin Hale.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Abel Conant who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Leominster and that Calvin Hale who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Leominster and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl. Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Reg'd, Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Jones for a pension. That Hon. Joseph G. Rindall  William Van Dusen before whom affidavits  were made , are just copies of the originals in the County of Worcester & that this signature  are genuine. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court - this 21 st - day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theophilus Wheeler  Reg'd  Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts

Rev War
✓ 13.574 INVALID.
File No. 13.574
Samuel Jones Prim. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The taste which paper under the Clerk's seal I was obliged to cut in order to read the claimants declaration
J. W. Meale Dec 26 1832

Samuel Jones Massachusetts
State & years
Capt. Smith's Company & other
Col. John's Regt. & other
Mass 2 years.
adm
George Folsom E Worcester Mass

I Silas Perry of Keene in the County of Cheshire & State of New Ham- shire, of lawful age testify & say, that I have always been acquainted with Samuel Jones of Westminster in the County of Worcester & State of Mas- sachusetts, & knew him in 1779, & we both then resided in said Leominster & both enlisted into the Company command- ed by Capt. Fish of the Massachusetts Militia in Col. Tyler's Regiment - to serve for six months. Said Jones & myself joined said Company at Leominster in May 1779 - as near as I can recollect the time - thence marched to Bristol & thence to Newport soon after the British Army evacuated that place. I was with said Jones the whole six months we were of the same mess & were dismissed at the same time & came home together - I therefore know that he served for six months in Rhode Island in 1779 - in the United States Army - Silas Perry
Worcester. Aug. 23 1832 There personally appeared the above named Silas Perry & made oath to the

truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. I certify that I have known one Perry by reputation & am credibly informed that he maintains a good reputation for truth -
Joseph G. Wheeler Jas. Pearce

Merchants Bank, Boston, 11 th Feb y 1847.
Sir,
Your letter of the 9 th inst. requesting the pension of Samuel Jones under the law of June 7 th 1832. at $31.33 per annum to be suspended is rec d .
On referring to the Rolls I find we have no such name inscribed at the rate named.
I find however a person of this name drawing $80. per ann.
I am very respectfully, Your ob t serv t ,
Franklin Hase
Pension Agent
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pens. Washington.

Approved of John Dupre

I John Dufre of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to wit seventy one years old, do give testimony and testify and say that in June 1778 I enlisted into a company of Militia in the Massachusetts State troops in the company commanded by Captain Peter Reddington for the Town of Westminster and marched in the first place to Rutland Massachusetts soon after the Captain upon sick leave, discharged on account of ill health and David Groot was appointed to command said company I marched from Rutland to Enfield in Connecticut and from Enfield to Rutland upon sick leave and from there to Winter-Hill near Boston, Massachusetts and passed out said Town of its monthly pay I was well acquainted with several of my comrades in said County of Worcester and he was a Soldier in said company during the whole of said term and did soldier's duty - I said him daily and we were regularly discharged at the same time - Also in the year 1779 in fall of that year I enlisted again into a company of Militia commanded by Thomas Lorddon for the Town of three months and marched to Great-Barrington and from there to Albany, New York and from there to the City so called on Hudson's River at that time the said term of three months expired The said Second John was a Soldier in the company with me during the whole of the said three months and was regularly discharged with me at that place - John Dufre
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss. Nov. 5. 1832 Then personally appeared the above named John Dufre and said under oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed was just and true according to his best knowledge and belief
Before me Simon Southwick, Justice of Peace I certify that the above named John Dufre is a disinterested and credible Witness -
Simon Southwick, Justice of Peace

I Edward Phelps of Stoddard in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire, of lawful age, tes- tify & say, that in the year 1778 I en- listed & served for the term of six months in the Company commanded by Capt David Jewett in Col. Tylers Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia. I knew at that time Samuel Jones of Leominster in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts - Said Jones was also in the same service & served six months as a private in Said Capt. Jewett's Company & Col. Tylers Regiment at Rutland in Massachusetts - Our duty was to guard the prisoners taken with Gen. Burgoyne in 1777. I resided in the town of Leominster in Mas- sachusetts at the time I entered into said service - I well knew said Jones & know that he served six months at said Rutland to guard said prisoners at the period aforesaid - Edward Phelps
Cheshire Co. Feb. 15 th 1832 Then here orally appeared the above named Edward Phelps & made oath to the truth of this affidavit by him subscribed - And I certify that the said Phelps is reputed to be a man of truth - Francis Watson Jus. Peace

Edward Phelps Affidavit
Samuel Jones
Geo. H. Stevens Affidavit
Cheshire J.
October 16, 1832
I Salma Hale clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Francis Matson is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the within signature of his name is his. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of our Superior Court of Judicature S. Hale, Clerk