Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13560, for John Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jones, John
S. 13560
CONTENTS
carded
John Jones, 1764 at Braintree, Mass. & res there at end, In 1822 res. Columbia Co. N.Y.

8.691.
New York
John Jones.
of Hunsdale in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Newcomb of the Regt commanded by Col. Greathouse in the Mass. Mil. line for 24 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of April 1833 and sent to Rufus H. Lord Hunsdale N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 160.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 40.00
$ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 22.
A B. above Died Feb 1-1855-

9053 John Jones
admitted 24 mo. Pinst
6.16.
9 Dec. 32 28 Nov
P109.
Russel P Dorn Hillsdale NY

9053
BRIEF in the case of  John Jones of  Hudson  in the State of  New York (Act 7th June, 1839.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1781 3 - private Gen. Washington Col. Graton   As a Substitute 1782 11 private Col. Herbeck   Enlisted 1783 3 private State Officers  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Braintree Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Wintzen
Examining Clerk.

9052 John Jones
admitted
24 mo. Private

State of New York Columbia County
On this eight day of October in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Two personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Hudson now sitting John Jones a resident of Hillsdale in the County of Columbia and State of New York who was born at Wainwright in the State of Massachusetts on the Twenty Fifth day of June in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Four who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Affidavit in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. aged  sixty eight years That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated. That when this deponent was in his twenty fourth year limit above the time of October  September in the Year One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one, he this deponent while a resident of P'keepsie agreed to enlist in a company of Militia commanded by one Captain Newcomb of Wainwright aforesaid, That deponent enlisted about the First of September in said Year in Company with Jonathan Hanchett, Lieutenant Joseph Mills one Howard John Selden & Samuel Fields all from the town of P'keepsie, except Selden, That this deponent & Company marched to P'keepsie in the County of Dutchess and State of New York the object of deponent & Company being stationed at P'keepsie was to guard the provisions belonging to the United States Army left in P'keepsie while the main Army marched to the South, That this deponent remained at P'keepsie until the full end & term of Three months that this deponent was in active service & left P'keepsie as a private, That this deponent returned home sometime in the Month of December of this same Year to the place of his birth aforesaid deponent, That this deponent believes all the above persons are now dead, at least he has not heard of any of them being now alive nor has he heard from any one of the above named persons for a great number of years, That deponent's Colonel's name was Gralen cannot recollect his first name, deponent thinks all the above persons are now dead nor he does not know of any person now living by whom he might prove the above services, That this deponent received at the expiration of his said Three months enlistment service from Colonel Gralen a written discharge, That this deponent has kept the same until about 2 years since when he looked for said disch- arge, he found the mice had eaten the same almost wholly up so that he was unable to find a piece larger than a half dollar remaining - This deponent further says that on the First of January One Thousand, Eight hundred and  Eight hundred and  thirty  thirty this deponent then resided at Wainwright aforesaid was called upon by one Adgarah Faxon Junior to know if deponent

would take said Faxon's place. Respondent agreed to go and take said Faxon's place for Eleven Months & did go as a Substitute & did do service as a private in the Continental Infantry Company, commanded by Captain Barbick . Cannot recollect his given name, thinks his given name was John, or William Lieutenant Samuel Pratt, Sergeant Samuel Fairly , Sergeant Joseph Webb Sergeant Joseph Pratt , Sergeant John Cook , That among the privates was Nathan Hubbard , William Pratt , James Pratt Nathaniel Dyer , Oliver Thayer , Abraham Jones brother of Sergeant, & others. That respondent went in company to a Castle (then called) on an Island near Boston about three miles, where respondent remained on active and Continental duty without inter- ruption. The space of Eleven Months, the object of respon- 11. The term of service. The object of respondent's being stationed at this place was to prevent shipping from landing without a pass or from leaving Port without a clearance. That at the expiration of the Eleven Months service so as last expressed respondent this respondent was Honorably Discharged, that said discharge was given by respondent's Captain and that same was verbal. That all of the above persons this respondent believes are now dead and that he knows of no person living by whom he could prove the above service. This respondent further says that about the last of November A.D. 1783. This respondent then residing at Braintree Massachusetts , enlisted in company with the same individuals & same officers then present , for the term of Three Years, that this respondent immediately returned to the Castle & remained at the Castle forward in active service for and during the whole term and until the expiration of said Three years enlistment and service, that this respondent continued as a private and no other as such, that the object of this respondent's & company's remaining was as aforesaid to prevent shipping from going into or out of Port without a "Pass", that he at no time left the Castle or Fort without a furlough during the whole time, & that the whole time he was allowed by furlough to absent himself was not over Thirty Six days in the whole Three years. This respondent further says that at the expiration of this last mentioned Three years service was Honorably Discharged by his Captain. This discharge was verbal also. That Captain Barbick died while this respondent was at the Castle on the Three years service, & that he this respondent was discharged by a Captain of the Continental Line but cannot recollect the Captain's name who took the place of Captain Barbick , after the death of Captain Barbick which

was in the latter part of the summer of 1785. That this Deponent was discharged from the East of Jersey or West of Jersey A.D. 1786. That all of the above named last mentioned persons are now dead by whom if living this Deponent might prove the aforesaid service. That this Deponent knows of no person by whom he might prove the services here mentioned. & by him so rendered. This Deponent further says that the whole of his service was done as a private in the Company aforesaid, and that he was in actual service for and during the term of Four Years and Four Months, as here stated. That he has no document or paper whatever to trans- mit & knows of no person other than himself by whom he could possibly prove the above mentioned service. He believes his Father Mother Brothers & Sisters are all dead. That he this Deponent never received from any person in the United States nor from any other person one farthing for all the services rendered, nor did he receive any clothes that all he received was the food he eat
That he has no record of his age except from living in the family bible of his Father, which bible is now lost, & this Deponent does not know where the same was
That since the Revolution he has resided one year in Mansfield aforesaid and the remainder of his time he has resided in Hills- dale in the County of Columbia & State of New York.
That he has never received any commission.
That the names of his neighbors who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution are Abel Redden & Claggman, William Scott, Nicholas Strick, John N. Smith & Russell
That he hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension or annuity except the present, & that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State so far as he knows
Sworn & subscribed this day & time first above mentioned
John I. Parker Clerk

State of
We Abel Brown, a clergyman, Nicholas Shirts & Rufus G. Dorr all residents of the town of Hillsdale, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Jones who has sub- scribed hereto to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age, that he is upstanding & respected in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Given Witnesseth the day & year aforesaid —
John I. Parker Clerk
Abel Brown his mark Nicholas Shirts his mark Rufus G. Dorr

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Abel Brown who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said Millydale, & that Nicholas Shirts is a respectable farmer & Russell G Dorr is a attorney at Law, both resident in said Millydale, & that they are all credible persons & that their statements is worthy of credit
I John D Parker Clerk of the Justice's Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of John Jones for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal of office this eight day of October 1832.
John D Parker Clerk
I John D Parker Clerk of the Justice's Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of John Jones for a Pension, and that the seal affixed hereto & set my hand on the Eighth day of October 1832, was Genuine and as placed & put there by myself and by order of the Court, I also certify that on this day of February 1833. By order of the same Court and on motion of John Jones, the said Court again order this seal affixed. In testimony whereof I have again hereunto set my hand & seal of office this day of February 1833.
Clerk

9053
John Jones
admitted
24 nos. Private
State of New York, I, John D. Parker Clerk of the Justice Court within Columbia County, so named - do certify that the within contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of John Jones for a pension. That the same are a matter of record on the minutes of said Court of the date of my former certificate in this case, which certificate is hereby declared correct. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 16 th day of Feby 1833.
J. D. Parker Clerk

Rev. War Section.
Ans. October 3, 1923.
Julia A. Eager, 19 W. Cedar St., Boston 2, Mass.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13560, it appears that John Jones was born June 25, 1764 at Braintree, Massachusetts, and while residing there enlisted September 1, 1781 and served as a private three months and fourteen days in Captain Thomas Newcomb's company, Colonel Greaton's regiment.
He enlisted January 1, 1782 and served eleven months under Captain William Burbeck, stationed at Castle Island in Boston Harbor and again enlisted the last of January 1783 and served under the same captain at Castle Island for three years, guarding the port.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, while a resident of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York. There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1923-Oct. 3 - Heir to John G. Gage - Curly 1938-May 12 - Heir to Patrick G. Haeber - Sick.
Reborn
13560 INVALID.
File No. 13 560
John Jones Phil. R.W. ...
Act: June 20th 1852.
Index: - Vol. 1 , Page 192
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Cancard 86 91 Hampshire
New York
John Jones
of Hillsdale in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Newcomb of the Reg't, commanded by Col. Graton in the Mass. Line for 24 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of April 1833 and sent to Rufus G. Dorr Hillsdale
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 1 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 22
Cen to Pen age 1 Decr 1838. To Comptroller Hampshire Group A left 1838 15 Decr 1838 Motion sent to Mr. Edwards Kennebec N.H.
Letter to Pen Agents Albany 19 Cancard N.H. 23 March 1839.

State of New York Columbia County ss:
On this Twelfth day of February in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three, Personally appeared before me John Schiller First Judge of Columbia County Court John Jones of Hillsdale in said County and State of New York, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that this is his Amended Declaration, which he now makes as an addition to his former application for a Pension under the act of June 7. 1832 and which former application or additional affidavit is hereto affixed and which was sent to the Pension Office and returned with the following objections - First that he this Deponent had not given the names of his officers under whom he served in conformity with the Regulation of the War Department as was required in the sixth objection of the Department which is also hereto affixed. Second objection announced in the last note will be found in the Brief No. 16 which refers to the Authentication of the Papers - which objection No 16 is also hereto affixed. Third objection will be found in the Brief hereto annexed No. 17. which is the preamble and answer of the sixth interrogatory presented by the War Department - and that these were the only objections to his application under date of the 8 th of October 1832 which is hereto annexed as aforesaid. That he now amends the same as follows, viz the objection at number six . As the said John Jones says that since he received the answer of the War Department he that said John Jones went himself to Boston, the residence of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts and obtained of the Secretary of said Common- wealth of Massachusetts the Certificate of his service as recorded in the Secretary's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the said Certificate as far as the matters therein stated are true to the knowledge of this Deponent, & that said Certificate is hereto annexed and subscribed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by his own hand without them. That the same was signed while this Deponent was in

the office of the said Secretary and that said Secretary delivered him the said Certificate to said to the War Department. That there is as appears by said Certificate that he is due this Department & that he never received any pay for the services so rendered as stated in his original application hereto annexed same his pay when he was as a substitute, & also the pay mentioned in his Certifi- cate as aforesaid given by the Secretary of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts so as aforesaid hereto affixed, That there is quite an amount of back pay still due this Department for the services rendered the United States. That he never received any other monies than those herein stated, except the pay of the person for whom he was as a substitute & the pay mentioned in the Certifi- cate of the Secretary Edward D. Bangs so attach- ed. That the matters set forth in his former application which is hereto returned are all true, & that he cannot say or alter the same in truth, That he served in the whole four years and two months as stated in his former application hereto returned; As to Objection Number Sixteen about in Authenticating the papers, he this Deponent says, That the seal of the Court annexed to his application was properly attached thereto, That is it was put to the application by order of the Court & was put to his application by the Clerk of the Court and that the same is the seal of the Court, and which the Court used, But that he will apply for a ratification of the seal and obtain a new seal to the same from the Court & will forward the same with this his application so as aforesaid sent, in pursuance of the regulations of the Depart- ment of War. That the same shall be newly sealed before this Amended Declaration and the original one shall be returned to the Department. As to the Third objection mentioned in the 17 th objection of the Department, namely the sixth interrogatory this Deponent now says after being asked the sixth interrogatory prescribed by the Department that

That he this morn some mice did receive one discharge and one only in writing which he received after the expiration of his three months service mentioned in his application hereto annexed, which was given by Lieutenant Joseph Webb Lieutenant Col. South Gritt. That about two years since defendant looked for the same and found some of the pieces. But that the mice had eaten the same almost wholly up so that he could not find a piece larger than a half dollar, that the discharge was in a bunch of documents into which the mice got, and destroyed the same, and that these pieces are lost which he did find at that time. That there is some little discrepancy in the first mentioned enlistment in this defendant's first application, that it states he enlisted about the 1st of September 1781 - & was discharged about the 1st of December following, making about three months, but this defendant was allowed for this service fourteen days travel which was unknown to this defendant at the time of his application and that adding these fourteen days travel, makes in the whole the term of four years and two months and fourteen days service which this defendant actually rendered the United States and for this he claims a pension. That he still resides at Hillsdale in the County of Columbia and State of New York, and that his former application is hereto annexed and the answer from the Department is also annexed & that this amended declaration is taken before John J. Miller, First Judge of Columbia County Court, at the town of Hillsdale aforesaid in the County of Columbia and State of New York and for this this defendant saith etc.
Johnson Jones
I now & subscribed the day & year first above mentioned Before me John J. Miller, first Judge of Columbia County Court

State of New York Columbia County ss:
I Joseph D. Merrill Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Columbia & Clerk pro tem
do hereby certify that John S. Miller is First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia and State of New York, that I am well acquainted with the said Judge, and his hand writing and that his signature to the within affidavit is in all respects genuine, and true
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court of Common Pleas of the County of Columbia, and the seal of said County Clerk, This fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three.
J. M. H. Merrill Clerk

Secretary's Office, January 30 th , 1833.
* hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Jones is found on Capt. Thomas Newcomb's roll, in Lieut. Col. Joseph Webb's Regiment, doing duty at Peak's Hill, in the year 1781, where he is allowed three months and fourteen days. — The same John Jones claims eleven months, for service on Castle Island, under the following officers, who severally held command on the island, viz. Gov t John Hancock, — Thomas Cushing, Esq. — and Capt. William Burbeck. — Jones's name is found in that service, as follows: — in Warrant, No. 56 , where £12.0.0 is allowed and set against his name. — In Warrant, No. 60 , where £4.18.8 is allowed him. — In Warrant, No. 113 , where £6.0.0 is allowed. — In Warrant, No. 157 , where £6.0.0 is allowed. — In Warrant, No. 179 , where £6.0.0 is allowed. — In Warrant, No. 193 , where £6.0.0 is allowed.

On Abstract I, No. 39, where £5..2..8 is allowed.
On Abstract M, No. 227, where £6..0..0 is allowed.
Do. - - - No. 230, where £6..0..0 is allowed.
By appointment of the Legislature, Gov. Hancock was "Captain of the Castle". He was appointed in Oct. 1729, tho' when he ceased to be Commander, does not appear. But it does appear that either the Governor or Lieutenant Governor was Commander of the Castle for many years afterwards in succession. Capt. Burbeck was "Captain Lieutenant", under the nominal Commander, & was stationed at the Castle.
Edward D. Bangs Secy
of the Castle
State of New York 3rd of August 1811 to the Hon. Abner Phelps Chairman of the Committee on the Census of the State of New York Sir: In accordance with the act "to provide for a Census of the State of New York", passed March 20th 1811, I have the honour to submit the following Report on the progress of my duty during the past season.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Jones of Helderale N Y - which require further proof or explanation.
 I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes  II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes  III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes  V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes  VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes  VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1892? yes  VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes  IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes  X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the said Certificate as far as the matters therein stated are true to the knowledge of this Deponent, & that said Certificate is hereunto annexed and subscribed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by his own hand writing thereto. That the same was signed while this Deponent was in

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 6th.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
(Handwritten notes, mirrored bleed-through from the reverse side of the page)

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
wealth of Massachusetts the Certificate of his Service as Recorded in the Secretary's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the said Certificate as far as the matters therein stated are true to the knowledge of this Deponent, & that said Certificate is hereto annexed and subscribed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by his own hand with the that the same was signed while this Deponent was in

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Nov. 28 th 1882
SIR :
I return herewith the papers in support of the claim s of the person s whose names are hereto annexed.
These papers are in several respects defective. the Each case is accompanied by a brief. The objections are contained in the negative answers, in red ink, given to the questions.
Particular attention should be paid to the accompanying regulations and to the explanatory notes subjoined to the brief.
The extraordinary press of business in this office, arising from the great number of claims under the act of June 7, 1882, has hitherto prevented us from attending to the applications sent by you. The investigation of the cases presented under this law has been difficult and laborious, and notwithstanding the greatest exertions have been made by this Department, an earlier attention to your business has been found impracticable.
The brief has been prepared to meet all cases, and thus to save the excessive labor which would otherwise be imposed upon the office, and which would consume so much time as to render the delay two fold greater than it now is in the investigation of claims and writing letters. Each case is considered correct in all respects except in relation to those questions to which a negative answer is affixed. No other alteration or addition will be required.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J L Edwards
Rufus G Dorr Esq. Willsdale, N.H.
John Jones
...the Commonwealth the Certificate of the wealth of Massachusetts as Recorded in the Secretary's Office of Pensions as Recorded in the Secretary's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the said Certificate as far as the matters are therein stated are true to the knowledge of this Deponent, & that said Certificate is hereto annexed and subscribed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by his own hand writing thereto. That the same was signed while this Deponent was in

4 325 East 194th St., New York City, N.Y., April 28, 1938.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
? The Report from the Secretary of War regarding the Pensioners in 1840 , lists among the pensioners of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York, one John Jones, age 81 years.
Kindly inform me for what services he was granted a pension, and if the Pension Records contain any information concerning his place of birth, his parentage, or give any information concerning his family.
Very truly yours,
Frederick C. Haacker Frederick C. Haacker.

19 W. Cedar St., Boston 9, Mass. August 17, 1923
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C. U. Gentlemen, -
Re: Revolutionary War Record of John Jones.
I have been unable to find a satisfactory record of the services of John Jones in the Revolutionary War, and as I understand he received a pension, I am writing to ask that you furnish me

a certified copy of the services claimed in his application for pension.
John Jones was born in Old Braintree, which is now Quincy, Mass. Enlisted in Old Braintree. Stationed at Dorchester Heights. Died in Hillsdale, N. Y.
He was born June 25, 1764 + died Feb. 1, 1855.
Married Nancy Mallory, born Sept. 29, 1775 died " 15, 1832.
If you will kindly

advise me of any expense in connection with the certified copy, I will promptly remit.
Yours truly, (Miss) Julia A. Eager.

May 12, 1938.
Mr. Frederick C. Haacker 325 East 194th Street New York City, New York.
BA-J/ILL Am John Jones S. 13560
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John Jones, listed as a pensioner of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York, in 1840.
The data which follow are found in the papers of file in pension claim, S. 13560, based upon service of John Jones in the Revolutionary War. He was a pensioner of Hillsdale, New York.
John Jones was born June 25, 1764, in Braintree, Massachusetts; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Braintree, Massachusetts, John Jones enlisted September 1, 1781 and served three months and eleven days as a private in Captain Thomas Newcomb's company, under Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Webb in the Massachusetts troops, stationed at Peekskill, New York. He enlisted January 1, 1782, and served eleven months as a private in Captain William Burbeck's Massachusetts company, during which he was stationed on Castle Island about three miles below Boston, engaged in preventing ships from landing without a pass, or leaving port without a clearance. About the last of January 1783, he enlisted under the same captain for three years and served on Castle Island guarding the port, from which service he was discharged about February 1, 1786, then returned to Braintree.
The soldier resided in Braintree, Massachusetts, for about one year after said service, then moved to Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York.
John Jones was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, at which time he resided in Hillsdale, New York. He

made no reference to wife or children. There are no further family data.
John Jones died February 1, 1955. (Agency Book)
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.