Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,903, for Sylvester Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass Privateer
Jones, Sylvester
S 18903
Carded.
CONTENTS
A. 1760 at Taunton, Mass. - res there at end. in 1832 res Fayette, Kennebec Co., Me.

11.424
Maine
Sylvester Jones
of Kennebec Co. in the State of Maine who was a Pr — in the Company commanded by Captain King — of the Regt commanded by Col. French — in the Mass State Troops — & Private
21 Mo Private — 70 —
Inscribed on the Roll of — Maine at the rate of 70 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of April and sent to 1833 — R. C. Vose Augusta Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 — 140.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " 35.00 175.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by S. T. Sprague Clerk Book 8 — Vol. 1 Page 24

Stephen Jones Private - Mass'ts troops. King's Co: 8 months Wells's Co: French's reg't Cobb's Co: 4 months 6 " Hele's Co: 3 "
21 months as a private $ 70. —
Declaration in spec Court March 25 th , 1833. —
R. C. Bone, Augusta Me.

Statement upon the death of Colonel Hance STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
AT the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Augusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 25 th day of March A. D. 1833.
PERSONALLY appears in open Court Sylvester Jones by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, was made before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jr. on the 24 th day of July A. D. 1832, and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Nathan Weston J. S. H. S.
I, JOHN ALPHONSO CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sylvester Jones for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 25 th day of March A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this twenty first day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Sylvester Jones a resident of Fayette in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged seventy two 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain John King and served in Col. (not recollected) regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz King Col. & he
does not now recollect the name of the Col. That he enlisted in May 1775 for eight months was stationed at Roxbury, Massachusetts, & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at that place the last of December of the same year. That he thereupon immediately reenlisted in Capt. Noah Hall's company & Col. French's regiment of the same troops for four months & served at Winter Hill & Dorchester point near Boston & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at Dorchester the 1st of May 1776. That in May or June 1776, he again enlisted in Capt. Lord's company (the name of his Col. he has now forgotten) of the same troops for six months that he served first at New York City & afterwards at White Plains, where he was at the time of the battle & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was discharged verbally at White Plains the last of November of the same year.
That in June 1777 at New Bedford, Massachusetts he entered on board the Privateer Brig Fanny of fourteen guns commanded by Capt. John Kendrick for a cruise of six months, that he went in said Brig to Haiti in France when they refitted, that he sailed in her for Boston & arrived there after a cruise of the year 1777 & that he was then discharged having served on board said Privateer about twelve months.
That in August 1778 he again enlisted for three months in Capt. Dale's company (the name of the Colonel of the regiment he does not now recollect) of the Massachusetts troops, that he served at Rhode Island & at Providence & was discharged at the latter place the last of November of the same year having fully served out the term of his enlistment.
And to the best of his knowledge under the instructions of the law he was:
That he was born at Scituate, Massachusetts , in the year 1760, where his his age is recorded. That his home was during his revolutionary services where he lived until he removed to said Fayette about thirty years ago. That he enlisted into the service was not drafted or received as a substitute. That he did not receive a written discharge from the service. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services. The names the Rev. Mr. Stoughton & Elias Craig Esq.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sylvester Jones
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston Jun'r and S. J. C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jun'r
26 July

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Sylvester Jones for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 15 th day of October
A. D. 183 2 ,
J. A. Chandler

P 18903 INVALID.
File No. 18903
Sylvester Jones Dis New War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 447
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Maine.
2212 Josiah Houghton a Clergyman, residing in the town of Fayette in the County of Kennebec and Elias Loring residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Sylvester Jones who has sub- scribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be Twenty two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
J. Houghton Elias Loring
State of Maine.
Kennebec , ss.—Sworn and subscribed this thirty first day of July A. D. 1832
Before me,
Jonathan Crane Justice of the Peace.
Jonathan Crane Esq. is a Justice of the Peace. And the Rev. Josiah Houghton is a Clergyman, residing in Fayette. And Elias Loring Esq. residing in the same town is a credible person, & their Statement is entitled to be believed. Nathan Weston

Spencer Field
Law Frett Affidavit

I Dan Pratt of Tunnes in the County of Suffolk & State of Maine, on oath declare, that I was born in Farmton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that from childhood up, I have been well acquainted with Sylvester Pones, now of Fayette in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, but formerly of said Farmton, where he was born, and had his home through the war of the Revolution -
I was myself three years & two months in the Revolutionary contest, and I knew the said Pones to be in the service as a private soldier in the year 1775, for the term of eight months at Roxbury, Mass, in Capt. John Kings' company, the Col. Commandant of the Regiment not being recollected. Afterwards I knew the said Pones to be in the army as a private for the term of four months at Winter Hill in Cambridge, and Dorchester Point, Mass, in the year 1776, in a company commanded by Capt. Hall, and in Col. French's Regiment. - I then knew of his enlistment for six months into Capt. Simson Bobb's company, which marched to the City of New York & White Plains in the year last mentioned. I also knew said Pones as a soldier in Sullivan's expedition, afterwards, in 1778 in Rhode Island, for the term of three months, I don't however recollect the company to which he was attached in R.I. -
Chelsea July 18. 1882.
State of Maine.
Offord D.S. July 18. 1882. Then the above named Dan Pratt, made oath before me, that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is entirely true, and I further certify that the said Pratt is my opinion, a credible & full credit to a witness. - that it is a correct copy of the said affidavit and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the said affidavit.

borne his Bones, Affidavit.

Cornelius Pones of Tanton in the County of Oxford and State of Maine do on oath declare that I was born in Tanton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year 1762; and that Sylvester Pones now of Fayette in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine is my brother and that he was born and lived in said Tanton through the war of the Revolution save the time he was in the service of his Country.
I was knowing to my brother Sylvester enlisting as a private soldier for the term of eight months, into the company commanded by Capt John King in the Continental line in the year 1775 before the Battle of Bunker Hill, and his company was then stationed at Roxbury, Mass. My brother Sylvester afterwards enlisted with me into a company commanded by Capt Israel Hall in Col. French's Regiment stationed at Winter Hill Cambridge and Dorchester Point, Mass. (in the early part of the year 1776) and our said enlistment was then for four months and we were then in said Continental line and our father the late Sylvester Pones was a Lieutenant in said company. I further knew of my brother Sylvester's enlisting into Capt Simon Cobb's company, which marched to the City of New York & White Plains in the year last mentioned and that he then enlisted a second time and was subsequently a prisoner in Rhode Island for six months. (as that our father aforesaid was a Lieutenant also in his company) When my brother was reported to have a hold in Sullivan's Expedition in said State, but I was not personally knowing to that circumstance, but it was well understood to be so, by the family at that time. Cornelius Pones Tanton July 29. 1832. State of Maine.
Oxford S.S. July 29. 1832. Then the above named Cornelius Pones, made oath that the above affidavit, by him subscribed is wholly true; and I also certify that the said Cornelius is in my opinion entitled to full credit as a witness, on the account of his age, if would be advisable for the said Cornelius to be obliged to travel to Augusta at this time to attend Court. William H. Putnam Clerk of Court. William H. Putnam Clerk of Court.