Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5744, for Jesse Jones, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Jones, Jesse Sarah C.
R. 5744
CONTENTS
enl. from Wilmington District N.C. res. of Surry Co. & Cumberland Co. N.C. d. Mar. 1833 in Davie Co. N.C.

State of Virginia 3 On this 5 th day of June one Washington County 3 thousand eight hundred and fifty eight before me John S Caldwell an acting justice of the peace for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths for General purposes personally appeared Sarah E Jones aged about ninety six years a resident of the County and State aforesaid who first being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Jesse Jones deceased who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war that her said husband served between three and four years in said war in the state of North Carolina from the Wilmington District in said State that her said husband belonged to the militia as appears from the accompanying certificate of the Comptroller of the State of North Carolina that her said husband died in Davie County State of North Carolina in the month of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty three She further declares that she was married to the said Jesse Jones in the County of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina in the year 1787 by one Daniel Wm Langhlin an Justice of the peace for said County that they lived together as man and wife up to the day of his death She further declares that there is no family record of her said marriage and her said husband's death and that from the accompanying certificate no record of her said marriage can be found in the clerk's office of said Cumberland County She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the amount of arrear of pension due her said husband up to his death and all that is due her under the various acts of Congress passed since the death of her said husband granting pensions to the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers and that her name may

be inserted upon the Revolutionary Pension list and that she may be paid at the Virginia agency at Richmond and that Certificates under the various acts may issue accordingly She further swears that her said husband had several certificates of discharge but she is unable to state what became of them She further swears that she is now a widow and has not married since the death of her aforesaid husband
Sarah has X c Jones mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that from old age and bodily infirmities the affiant is unable to appear before a Court of Record and from the appearance and statements of the affiant I believe her to be the identical person she represents herself to be and that I am in no wise interested in this claim
John S. Caudwell J.P.
State of Virginia, Washington County, to wit:
I Jacob Lynch Clerk of the County Court of Washington in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that John S. Caudwell, whose genuine signature appears above, now is, and was at the time of subscribing the same, an acting justice of the peace in and for the said county, duly commissioned & qualified.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 11 th day of June in the year of our Lord 1858.
Jacob Lynch Clk.

REJECTED
5744.
P. O. _____
Sarah E Jones
Service: widow of Jesse
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: blame filed too late to have cause of rejection
Re-enlisted: entered on printed list of 1853
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

No. 15. 493
Sarah E. Jones,
imp: 5744
Lepe,
Dem.
R.R. Butler, July 27/58
Same Aug 31/58
See case of Rose Jones
P. Carlin, act June 7/32
No. 16. 157
Same Sept. 22/58
J. S. Edwards Feb 18/59
Surf? Files - Feb 23/61.
Alb 7" July 38,

Additional Widows in Sarah E. Nelson of Jesse Jones
Rev. Penson Eliza
RR Batten Altay Saylorsville Johnson County Pa.

State of Tennessee On this 12 th day of August Johnson County 3 one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight personally appeared before me A. M. Wilson an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths for General purposes Elizabeth Monefield aged eighty four years a resident of the County and state aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law deposes as follows that she was well acquainted with Jesse Jones and Sarah & his wife in the state of North Carolina in Cumberland County that she knew them before their marriage that she saw Jesse start to the war several times and saw him as he returned that said Jesse served several tours in the old war from the Wilmington District in said state that she has seen his discharges several times and has heard her father who is dead say that he said Jesse had served several years in said war affirm further swears that said Sarah & Jesse were married in the year 1787 the reason she knows the fact is that her father moved in that year from said Cumberland County North Carolina to Surry County in said state and knows that they were married in the same year a

Short time before they removed off it was not present when they were married but lived in a short distance and her father & mother who are dead was present and saw them married off it further swears that she was acquainted with said Jesse up within two years of his death and knows Sarah E who makes application from Washington County Virginia to be his widow and she knows that he is the identical person she represents him to be Elizabeth Monefield mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written and I Certify that I am personally acquainted with Elizabeth Monefield who made the foregoing affidavit and have been well acquainted with her for twenty years and that her statements are entitled to full faith and credit and that I have no interest, interest, interest in this claim. Holl Wilson Seal Notary Public

State of Louisiana
I, John B. C. 3rd, R. L. Williams Clerk of the county court of the County aforesaid do certify that William Esque whose genuine official signature appeared to the foregoing instrument at the time of signing the same was acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and I am also personally with Elizabeth Morefi who makes the foregoing affidavit and they entitled to full credit and credence
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my office. This 18th day of August 1858
R. L. Williams Clerk

Gaylonville Johnson County East Tennessee August 18 th / 88
Sir
Enclosed please find additional evidence in the application of Sarah E. Widows of Jesse Jones for pension under act of 1858 you say in your letter of July 27 th that it is remarkable that the claimant should defer until this late day in making application for a pension if she is intitled it seems so but there are many in the mountains of Virginia Tennessee & North Carolina who are justly entitled and are living in the gorges of the mountains who know nothing about a law granting pensions to the soldiers. much less widows many widows supposed that when their husbands died that their claim died with them as in this claim I commenced with the widow until she had not made application long since she said she thought when her one man died that nothing could be procured for her and that she knew no better until lately I hope the accompanying proof will be sufficient to identify

Dear Husband with the series certified by the Comptroller of North Carolina also the date of marriage Respectfully
W R Gullon
Dear J. C. Whiting Care of Jenkins Washington D.C.

Jamesboro Tenn Jan'y 6/41.
Sir:-
Herewith I enclose you the authority from Sarah E. Jones, who claims a pension in right of her husband, Jesse Jones' service in the Revolutionary War concerning which I spoke to you a few days since. Please file it with the papers, & have the case re-examined, and, as we have exhausted all our proof, I hope it will be allowed.
The principal objection to the allowance of this claim seems to be that one Jesse Jones from S.C. was pensioned under act '32, and hence the payments which we rely upon may have been on account of the pensioner's service . Whilst your objection may be good in part , it does not cover the whole case. The person who was pensioned only claimed for 12 mos service; whilst our payments show some 33 months service. Our Jesse Jones died in 1833, and did not apply under the act of '32.
Our proof is fully equal to that upon which Jesse Jones was pensioned - tho' in cases of widows some liberality is usually allowed. Mary Hendricks and Eliza Moneyfield saw "our Jesse" go to the Wars - several times - & return - John Simpkins was raised by "our Jesse" and proves the loss of discharge etc. The marriage is amply proven. With all this proof we think we can justly claim a full pension for a period of $80. a year, because you have nothing to show that any of these payments were made to "your Jesse" - and even if they were, you could only deduct 12 months from the total amount, and give us the remainder.
I submit the case for a further examination, and am ready to assist any fair & just determination of the case.
Geo. C. Whiting Esq Comm. Rev. War C.
Yrs Truly E. J. G. [unintelligible]

N. N. Miller
July 27

Small's Office. July. 27 th 1858.
Sir:
I have examined and suspended the Claim of Sarah E. Jones, to a pension under the act of 7 th July. 1838, as the Widow of Jesse.
Proof is required which will clearly identify her husband as the soldier who performed the Service Certificate by the Comptroller of North Carolina. The precise date of the Claimant's marriage should be established.
It is remarkable that the Claimant should defer until this late day in making her Application for a pension, if she is entitled as claimed.
R. R. Butler Esq., Fayetteville, Johnson Co. Tenn.

Aug 31

Pension Office, August 31, 1858.
Sir:
I have examined the additional evidence adduced in support of the claim of Sarah E. Jones for pension under act of July 7, 1838. It does not satisfactorily comply with the requirements of my letter of the 27 th ultimo. Since the date of that letter it has been found that a man named Jesse Jones was pensioned for service in North Carolina during the revolutionary war. He was entered the army from Wilmington, and doubtless performed the very service now certified by the commissioners of North Carolina, and now filed in this case, as the said service was paid for by the commissioners of the Wilmington District. He was not the husband of this claimant.
R R Butler Esq, Taylorville, Johnson County, Tennessee.

Pension Office, Sept. 22, 1858.
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 14 th instant, I can only repeat that the husband of Sarah E Jones, has not been satisfactorily shown to have performed the services indicated by the certificate of the Comptroller of North Carolina; and as evidence  conclusion of this fact, I state that a person of his name , other than him , is known to have performed service covering the amount of the certified payments. It cannot be known for what particular service these payments were made; if it could, it would doubtless turn out that they were for the identical term alleged by the pensioner , Jesse Jones. At all events it is at least as probable that he received the payments as the husband of this Claimant.
I cannot determine the effect of testimony

before it is adduced. Any evidence you may think proper to transmit will be carefully examined, and due weight given to it.
Very resp'y H C
N. M. Parker
Sept. 22.
R. R. Butler Esq. Taylor'sville, Johnson Co East Tennessee.

Mr. S. Coarward.
Feby. 18.

Gen. Act 38
Pension Office, February 18, 1859.
Sir,
The affidavit of John Langley filed by you as additional evidence in the case of Sarah E. Jones, widow of Jesse, has been examined, and I am constrained to state that it does not remove the objections to the admission of the claim, of which Mr. Butler, the former agent of the claimant, has been fully informed.
John S. Edwards Esq. Washington, D.C.

State of Virginia } I Sarah E. Jones Washington County } widow of Joseph who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war do hereby authorize A. P. Graham Esq. to investigate my claim for a Pension now pendency before the commission of pensions and to do all things needful to the allowance of the same in as full and ample a manner as if I was personally present then under my hand and seal This the 28 th day of December 1859
Attest.
James M. Grigston Francis Brooks Benjamin Morefield Isaiah Norris
for Sarah E. Jones mark

add indorse Sarah E Jones widow of Jesse Jones for Rev Pension act 7 July 1838 from R A Butler Taylorville Tenn
filed by John S. Edwards

State of Tennessee } On this 28 th day of January one Johnson County } thousand eight hundred and fifty nine personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths John Langly aged fifty nine years who being duly sworn according to law deposes as follows that he was acquainted with Jesse Jones in his lifetime that he became acquainted with him at his first recollection that he was raised by him and lived with him as long as he lived that said Jesse always said he had served in the Revolutionary war from the Wilmington District in the State of North Carolina that said Jesse had several discharges that affiant has seen them often that said Jesse had his house burned up in Henry County North Carolina and that every thing he had was consumed by the fire that affiant was present at the time was still living in the family affiant further swears that he was present and assisted in burying said Jesse that he died in the month of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty three and that his wife Sarah is still a widow he further swears that at his first recollection that Sarah & said Jesse were living together as man and wife and so continued up to the death of said Jesse and the more so regarded by all their neighbors & acquaintances affiant further swears that after said Jesse got his house burned up he often talked about the loss of his discharges
his John D Langly mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day

and year first above written and certify that I am personally acquainted with John Langly who makes the foregoing affidavit that his Statements are entitled to full faith and credit and that I have no interest in the claim
Thos. Smyth Of Peace
State of Tennessee Johnson County I R. L. Williams Clerk of of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Thos. S. Smyth Esq. whose genuine official signature appears appears to the above and forego- -ing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit Witness my hand & official seal This 28 th day of January A.D. 1859 R. L. Williams Clerk
Adel Underwood Sarah E. Jones widow of James Jones for her dower in all of that 1838 from R. A. Butler Taylorville Tenn
Filed by John H. Edwards

Letter in the application of Sarah E. Jones
Revolutionary claim act 7 th July 1838

Gaylesville Johnson County East Tennessee Sept 14 th /58
Sir
Yours of August 31 st in regard to the application of Deborah C. Widows of Jesse Jones for pension under act of July 7 th 1838 was duly received I am at a loss how to proceed you say the additional evidence is not satisfactory as to identity also that it has been ascertained that a man by the same name was pensioned for services in North Carolina during the Rev War &c if that is to prevent the widow in this case from obtaining her pension it will not be necessary to offer additional evidence as the testimony is procured at an expense of time & money If the department desire farther testimony as to identity it will be my pleasure to forward it if the same can be procured without I have no doubt can be done In this case the widow swears that her husband Jesse Jones performed various tours in said war the Comptroller certifies the same the witnesses testify that they know he did perform the services and state how they know the facts also they swear that he is the identical person and that they often saw his discharges Could not two men of the same name have served from the same state even from the same County & Company or could not some one have claimed for the services that this widows husband performed I presume the department will not refuse to allow

a claim because a man of the same name served in the same war for I have no doubt that one dozen men by the name of Jesse Jones served in the Revolutionary War from North Carolina I will be pleased to hear from the Department on this case as to what further testimony if any they desire I am very Respectfully &c.
Abraham Lincoln R R Brutter
Hon J. C. Whiting Com. of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Revolutionary claim
Sarah E Jones Widow
of Jesse Jones
W. R. Butler attorney Taylorville Johnson County East Tennessee

State of North Carolina, Comptroller's Department.
I, C.H. Brogden, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State, do hereby certify that it appears of Record in my office, among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Militia services in the Revolutionary War, as follows
Jesse Jones
Book A. M. No 16 Page 26 L 4 - 6 - specie. Book A. M. No 16 Page 26 L 7 - 13 " Book W. No 1 Page 34 L 1 - 10 " Indent No 262 L 4 - 6 - specie, Dec 18th, 1781. Indent No 1195 L 7 - 13 - specie, March 16th, 1782. Book No 175 Page 28 L 29 - 2 - 8 - specie. Book No 175 Page 28 L 21 - 17 - 0 " Long Book No 11 Page 20 L 7 - 17 - 6 "
Wilmington District, N.C.
In testimony whereof,
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, in the City of Raleigh, this 27th day of Feb. A.D. 1858.
C.H. Brogden,
Comptroller
N.C.

Secretary's Office Raleigh Dec. 10 th 1857-
R. R. Butler Esq.
Dear Sir.
Your letter of the 7 th instant requesting a statement of the services of Jesse Jones has been received. Your letter of the 17 th Oct r requesting the same has also been received, and was answered on the 26 th of the same month and ought to have been rec d by you before the date of your last letter - I have examined the rolls carefully and the name of Jesse Jones does not appear on them. I have only the continental rolls, the militia rolls are kept by the Comptroller -
I am very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t Rufus H. Page Secretary of State

Secretary's Office Raleigh Dec r 10 th 1857-
R. R. Butler Esq r
Dear Sir.
Your letter of the 7 th instant requesting a statement of the services of Jesse Jones has been received. Your letter of the 17 th Oct r requesting the same has also been received, and was answered on the 26 th of the same month and ought to have been rec d by you before the date of your last letter - I have examined the rolls carefully and the name of Jesse Jones does not appear on them - I have only the continental rolls, the militia rolls are kept by the Comptroller -
I am very respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
Rufus H. Page
Secretary of State

State of North Carolina
I, Jesse T. Warden Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions of Cumberland County, North Carolina, do by these presents, certify that I have made diligent search in the office of said Court for the Marriage Bond of Jesse Jones to Sarah E. Hall and have not been able to find the same. Neither have I found any record of the marriage of the said parties.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & subscribe the seal of said Court at office in Fayetteville this 11 th day of May A D 1858
J T Warden Clerk

State of Tennessee On the 28 th day of June in the Johnson County year of 1858 before me at M c Wilson an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths for General purposes personally appeared Mary Henricks aged eighty six years a resident of the County and State of aforesaid who first being duly sworn according to law deposes as follows That she was well acquainted with Sarah P. Jones and Jesse Jones before they were married that she knew them in Cumberland County State of North Carolina that she was present and saw them married that they were married according to her recollection in the year 1787 or 88 as she was some fifteen or sixteen years old when their marriage took place and that the maiden name of said Sarah P. was Hester P. Hall affiant further deposes that she was present when said Jesse started to the war and saw him when he returned and often talked with him about his trip and services in the war it was the old or Revolutionary war that he served in and he served several times as he would start and say he was going and would be gone several months and return and say he had been in the service several of the neighboring regiments when he went I have heard them talk about it often affiant further deposes that said Jesse and his wife Sarah & family and affiant family all removed from said Cumberland County to Surry County in said State and that said Jesse died in Davie County in the State of North Carolina in the Spring of 1833 as she affiant in that

year in the Spring removed to Wilkes County in said State and he died in said Spring Davie County adjoining Surry County and we all lived near the line said Jesse had went over the line in Davie and took sick and died affiant was not present at his death but her husband who is dead was at the burying and saw him buried and told affiant all about it when he came home in the evening after the burial She further decares that Sarah E Jones who resides in Washington County State of Virginia is the identical person she represents herself to be as the all along since they lived in said Cumberland County have kept up a regular correspondence and that their families have and are hoping to come from each other every four months She further decares that said Sarah E has never married since the death of said Jesse and that they lived together as man and wife up to his death and that the affiant has no interest in the claim of said Sarah whatever
Mary D Hendricks Mark
Sworn to and Subscribed before me on the day and year first above written and I certify that I have been well acquainted with the affiant for several years and that her statements are entitled to full faith and credit and that I have no interest in this claim in any way
J. B. Wilson (head) J. P. for J. B.

State of Tennessee On this 19 th day of July in the Johnson County year 1858 before me personally Came William Hall aged about fifty one years a resident of the County and state aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law by me J. M. Wilson an acting justice of the peace for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths depose as follows that he became acquainted with Jesse Jones and his wife Sarah E Jones that he became acquainted with them forty years ago in the State of North Carolina and was well acquainted with them up to the time of said Jesse's death which took place in the Spring either March or April A D 1833 that he was present and seen him die that he died in Davie County State of North Carolina that said Sarah and Jesse lived together as man and wife up to his death and they were so regarded by the Public that said widow after her said husband's death removed to Tazewell Johnson County and from there to Washington County state of Virginia where she now lives that he has been all the time acquainted with her and that she is still a widow offiant further swears that he has heard said Jesse talk often of his services in the Revolutionary war that it was always reported and believed by all his neighbors that he had served in said war and that he has no interest in this claim Will Hall

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I am personally acquainted with applicant and have been for twenty years that his statements are entitled to full faith and credit
A. H. Wilson, Esq. J. P. for J. B.
State of Tennessee Johnson County, ss. I R. L. Williams clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that A. H. Wilson Esq. whose genuine official signature appears to the foregoing is and was at the time of signing the same acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of office This 20 July 1858 R. L. Williams clerk
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