Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46053, for Thomas Jones, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jones, Thomas
S 46053
CONTENTS
1 Mar 1957 resid in Fredericksburg Va. res in 1832 Bourbon Co Ky.

7662 Kentucky
Thomas Jones of Bourbon Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Heyandel of the Regt commanded by Col Woodford in the Virginia line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and settled  to  Thomas P. Smith Paris
Arrears to the 4th of March $ 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 15
Date of death not on A.B

13.082 Thomas Jones Barber C. Hart
from 1775 final year $40
Alexander Worford V.C.
H.C. Smith C.C. Paris

REHEAR in the case of Thomas Jones County of Bourbon in the State of Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 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? 75 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. As a Gen.     Full In 1795 1 Private Capt. also under Col. Woodford  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? The district of Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? His own declaration and a living witness his Captain  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? General 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
N. A. M. B. B. Examining Clerk.

Revolution Class
FREE
Thomas S. ...
Oct. 8
13.082
Kentucky
Gen. Lewis Cap
Secretary of War Washington City

State of Kentucky } Feb. Bourbon County }
On this the 1 st day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the honorable Justices of the Bourbon County Court now sitting Thomas Jones a resident of said County of Bourbon & State aforesaid aged 75 years the 6 th day of March last past who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated. He enlisted in the second Virginia Regiment of Continental Troops in the fall of the year 1775 in Frederick County Virginia for the term of one year. He was commanded part of the time by Capt. Morgan Alexander, his Lieutenant was Morgan Calmes, whose deposition accompanies this declaration. Col Woodford commanded the Regiment. He marched from Frederick County to Hampton then to Little York, then to Williamsburg at which place his term of service expired. He served the full term of one year. He lived at the time he enlisted in Frederick County Virginia in the fall of the year 1775 he removed to the said County of Bourbon & has been residing there ever since. He states that he did not receive a written discharge He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid.
Thomas Jones

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the within named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier deserved as he states.
I Thomas P Smith Clerk of the Court for the County of Bourbon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Jones for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of my office in this 12 th day of October in the year 1832.
Thos P Smith Clerk of Bourbon County Court

December 20, 1939
BA-J/ANT Am Thomas Jones S. 46053
Mrs. G. R. West 427 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Jones, who served in the Virginia Militia, and was pensioned while living in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S.46053, based upon service of Thomas Jones in the War of the Revolution.
Thomas Jones was born March 6, 1757, place not stated nor are the names of his parents given.
While a resident of Frederick County, Virginia, Thomas Jones enlisted in the fall of 1775, served one year as private in Captain Morgan Alexander's company, Colonel Woodford's Second Virginia Regiment.
He moved in the fall of 1784 to Bourbon County, Kentucky. He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, then living in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
The papers on file in this claim contain no

discernible data in regard to the family of the soldier, Thomas Jones.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, it is suggested that you apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Thomas Jones Certificate # 7883 Issued May 11, 1833 Rate $40.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1921, Apr. 11 Hist to Mrs.
May H. Miller - Ev.
1925 July 10 - Hist. to S. D. Mitchell
1925 April 29 Hist. to Hon. T. J. G.
Chapman for Miss Elizabeth
Gilmer - 1925.11.17
1931 Jan. 12 - Hist. to Miss Ketter
Scott Cur.
1937 Aug. 24 - Hist. to Mrs. C. E. Hart
1939 Sept 30 - Hist. to Mrs. S. R. Webb
May Ray
Invalid
RECEIVED
46.033
File No.
Thomas Jones Private
Va. Militia
Rev. War
Act June 7. 1832
Index: Vol. 7 , Page 15
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thom at Jones

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas Jones Bourbon Co Kentucky 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, 1832? 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

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? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
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?
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
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? yes
XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
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 authenticates 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 ends 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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

Woodford County State of Kentucky To
Personally appear before me one of the Justices of the peace for said County Marquis Calmes and made the following statement upon oath that Thomas Jones enlisted as a soldier in Captain Morgan Alexanders Company in the fall of the year 1775 which Company said Calmes afterwards commanded and was discharged in the fall 1776 having served as a faithful soldier one year the term of his enlistment having expired General Calmes further states that he believes Thomas Jones to be seventyfive or seventy six years of age and the Regiment which he belonged to was command- ed by General Woodford then Colonel; afterwards by Colonel Alexander Spottswood who continued to command it being the Second Regiment of Virginia Continental Troops
Marquis Calmes
Woodford County Set.
The foregoing deposition of Marquis Calmes was sub- scribed and sworn to before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County given under my hand this 14 th day of September 1832
J. Stevenson, J.P.

Commonwealth of Kentucky Woodford County Set I John McKinney the clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Stevenson Esq whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace in and for the County afore- said duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit either in or out of this State. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Versailles this 15 th day of September 1832 and in the 41 st Year of the Commonwealth John McKinney Clerk
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HATTIE M. SCOTT 402 SHELBY STREET FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Dec. 8th, 1930
Bureau of Pensions, Rev. War Dept., Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please give me the war record and information as to family relationships of Thomas Jones who was a pensioner of the Revolutionary war in Bourbon county, Ky., died 1833, and of James Pritchett (or Prichart) of Bourbon county, Ky., 1818.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Hattie M. Scott.

MRS. A. E. HART 508 NORTH AVENUE FIFTY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
August 14, 1937
Administrator of Veterans' Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly furnish me with all the information contained in the pension papers of Thomas Jones, who was a private in the Virginia militia, Revolutionary war, and who was placed on the pension rolls, March 4, 1831, while a resident of Bourbon county, Ky. He died there July 1, 1833. I am especially anxious to get the names of his wife and children. He was born in 1754 in Augusta Co., Va.
Thanking you for courtesy in the matter, I remain
Yours truly,
no signature Mrs. A. E. Hart

RECORD MAR 7 1921 DIVISION

High Hill Mo. Feb. 27-1921.
Pension Dept.
Washington D.C.
Would you please send me the Revolutionary war service of Thos. Jones of Bourbon Co. Ky. He was a Col. in war -
I am asking for this information that my D.A.R. papers may be very materially helped out.
Very Respft.
Mrs May Hughes Miller

My former name was Thos. Jones, as I am writing this
DIRECTORS
J. H. GAY                    B. A. THOMAS O. M. JOHNSON        ISAAC SMITH J. P. REDMON            L. M. LEBUS
DIRECTORS
A. H. JEWELL            GEO. E. WOODRUFF LUTHER RICE            C. B. GAGER RAY THURMAN        S. D. MITCHELL
Kentucky Shorthorn Breeders Association
INCORPORATED
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO S. D. MITCHELL, SECRETARY LEXINGTON, KY.
B. A. THOMAS, PRESIDENT SHELBYVILLE, KY
J. HORACE GAY, VICE-PRESIDENT PISGAH, KY.
Lexington, Ky. May 11 th 1925.
Pension Department, Washington, D.C. Gentlemen:
This looks like it might be Jones.
My G. G. Grandfather, Thomas Jones, was a soldier under Washington & consequently fought in the Revolution.
The above Thomas Jones moved from Va. to Kentucky at an early date & resided in Bourbon Co, & I understand rec'd. a pension for his above service.
Will you please give me such information as you have relative to his pension, enlistment, what battles he was in etc. If you cannot give me the above information, advise as to where I can get it.
Sincerely,
S. D. Mitchell
Route 2. Lexington Ky

VIRGIL CHAPMAN 7TH DISTRICT KENTUCKY
HOME ADDRESS: PARIS, KY.
Congress of the United States House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
July 27th, 1925.
Honorable Winfield Scott, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Commissioner:
I am enclosing herewith a letter from Miss Elizabeth Scott, Paris, Kentucky, which is self-explanatory.
Will you kindly advise me if you have any record of Capt. William Ellis of Fayette County, the name of his wife and children, and also of a "James" or "Thomas" Jones of Bourbon County, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
I would appreciate it if you could let me have this information promptly. Thanking you in advance for giving the matter your attention, and with kind personal regards, I am
Very sincerely yours,
VC:AM.
Enclosure.
Virgil Chapman
Scott is in error - she is Elizabeth Minner - her father is

MRS. GEORGE RENNISON WEST REGENT (past)
ESCALANTE CHAPTER PRICE, UTAH
NOVEMBER 29th 1939.
VETERANS' PENSION BUREAU, WASHINGTON & D.C.
Dear Sir, -
Once more I am coming to you for information, this time, regarding Thomas Jones.
His name appears in "VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTION" (Page 278) "Thomas Jones, Bourbon County, Ky.
..... granted pension.
Taken from list compiled from a report made by the Secretary of War
1635."
According to family tradition - Thomas Jones married a relative of State James Garrard - who was a member of the Va. Legislature and Col. of Militia of Stafford, Va. Later he became the second Governor of Kentucky.
I should like to have the name of the wife of Thomas Jones - and the names of his children. Also his war record. Dates of birth and death
With many thanks for past courtesies, I am
Very truly,
MRS. G.R.WEST 427 SOUTH HOPE ST. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Apl. 11 , 19 21 -
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thos Jones a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. H. 6052
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall 1775 1 yr. Pvt. Morgan Alexander Woodford Ky.                                     
Battles engaged in, None stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fredrick Co., Md. Date of application for pension, Oct. 1, 1872. etc. Residence at date of application, Bourbon Co., Ky. Age at date of application, Mar. 6, 1757.
Remarks: There is no data in the file
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MMX-7
July 10, 1925
S. D. Mitchell Lexington, Route # 3 Kentucky.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 48053, it appears that Thomas Jones was born March 6, 1757, the place not stated.
While a resident of Frederick County, Virginia he enlisted in the fall of 1775 and served one year as a private in Captain Morgan Alexander's Company, Colonel Woodford's Virginia Regiment.
In the fall of 1784 he moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky where he was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Date of death prob. in AB
WINFIELD SCOTT. Commissioner.

January 10, 1931.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Miss Hattie M. Scott 402 Shelby Street Frankfort, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 46053, that Thomas Jones was born March 6, 1757, place not stated.
While a resident of Frederick County, Virginia, he enlisted in the fall of 1775 and served one year as a private in Captain Morgan Alexander's company, Colonel Woodford's Virginia regiment.
In the fall of 1784 he moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, where he was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

F.H.W.H.
July 29, 1925
Honorable Virgil Chapman House of Representatives
My dear Mr. Chapman:
In response to your letter of the 27th instant, with the enclosed letter of Miss Elisabeth Grimes of Paris, Kentucky, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 46053 it appears that Thomas Jones was born March 8, 1757, the place not stated.
While a resident of Frederick County, Virginia he enlisted in the fall of 1775 and served one year as a private in Captain Morgan Alexander's Company, Colonel Woodford's Virginia Regiment.
In the fall of 1784 he moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky where he was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832.
SKP There are no data on file as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier by that name of

Bourbon County, Kentucky found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services.
A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of Captain William Ellis of Fayette County, Kentucky, and James Jones of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
1 enclosure.

August 24, 1937
Thomas Jones S. 46053 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. A. E. Hart 508 North Avenue Fifty Los Angeles, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Jones, who served from Virginia, and was pensioned in 1832 while residing in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 46053, based upon the military service of Thomas Jones in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Jones was born March 8, 1757, place not stated, nor were the names of his parents given.
While a resident of Frederick County, Virginia, Thomas Jones enlisted in the fall of 1775 and served one year as a private in Captain Morgan Alexander's company, Colonel Woodford's 2nd Virginia regiment.
He moved in the fall of 1784 to Bourbon County, Kentucky. He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, then living in Bourbon County.
The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly

the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Thomas Jones Certificate # 7862 Issued May 11, 1833 Rate $40.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator