Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,718, for Thomas Jones, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Jones, Thomas
S. 43,718
CONTENTS
enl at Oswego, Dutchess Co. N.Y. in 1818 aged about 70 yrs & res New Paltz, Ulster Co. N.Y.

43 71.8 INVALID.
Revy
File No. 43 71.8
Thomas Jones His Res. Res
Act: 16 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 261
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5763 4
New York
Thomas Jones
Private Col. Van Cortland
New York line 1776 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Jan. 1819 and sent to Hon. Mr. Hasbrouck H. Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 35.89 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
Van Cortland 83.89
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 19th March, 1818. }
Continued
52 3/4 89
7 yrs 1776.
Notification sent to Charles Tappan Sun g Lgk 6, October 1820. Kingston Ulster County N. York

Thomas James
Cow
570.3 26 Jan 1819

In Northern District of New York Ulster County ————— ss
On this fifth day of July 1820 person ally appeared in open Court in the Court of Com- mon Pleas it being a Court of Record for the said Thomas Jones aged seventy four years resides in the said County of Ulster County of Ulster who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revo- lutionary war as follows & enlisted on the 4 th of March 1776 in the State of New York for during the war in the Company of Captain Amos Hutchinson in the Reg t commanded by Col l Lewis Dubois & served untill the year 1782 when he was dischar- ged at Newburgh in the state of New York No o of Pension certificate 5763 original declaration made April 20 th 1818. — And I do solemnly swear that was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 And that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself with- in the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war Passed 18 th day of March 1818 And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities or contracts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following inventory and by me subscribed.

Having no real Estate No personal Estate No family - Has nine children all grown up but two aged 10 & 12 years. these two he is obliged to provide for the rest keep themselves Deponent is unable to support himself on account of rheumatism and pain in his side proce- ding from the breaking of three of his ribs at the Storm- ing of Cornwallis works at York Town -
Sworn to and subscribed Mark Thomas Jones On this fifth day of July 1820 in open Court before me by Thomas Jones Richard D. L. Headland first Judge
I Christopher Tappan Junr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County in the State of New York do certify the foregoing oath. And the schedule thereto annexed is truly copied from the originals on file in the office of said Clerk And that it is the opinion of said Court that Thomas Jones is dependent on the aid of his Country for support And that the Total amount in value of the property ex- hibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing - witness my hand and the seal of said Court July 5 th 1820. Ch. Tappan Junr.

Thomas Jones 20 th of 1818 print Dubois N.Y. Regt. 1776.
Van Cortland's N.Y. Regt 1776. to 1783.
Wanted the judge's certificate of the reduced circumstances of the applicant.
I certify that Thomas Jones is poor.
Jonah Hasbrouck Member of Congress
Admitted
Hon. Mr. Hasbrouck H. of Reps.
Thomas Jones Application

State of New York Ulster County
On this twentieth day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ulster in the State of New York personally appeared Thomas Jones aged Seventy five Years old resident in the town of Newpaltz in said County of Ulster who being by me first duly sworn according to Law oath on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War That he the said Thomas Jones enlisted at Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess in the said State of New York in the Company commanded by Capt Hutchins in the 8 th New York Regiment com- -manded by Col. Dubois on the 11 th March 1776 That he continued in the said Corps until the new arrangement when he was transferred into the 2 nd New York Regiment commanded by Col. Cortland in the Company commanded by Capt. Hamtramck in which Corps he continued to serve until the beginning of June 1783 when he was discharged from Service at New Windsor in the State of New York at which time he received his discharge which he saith he has lost that he was

in the Battal of Fort Montgomery, White Plains York Town, Monmouth, and in the Attachment sent against the Indians commanded by General Sullivan and that he is in reduced circum- -stances and stands in need of the assistance of country for support. Thomas his Jones sworn and Declared before me the day & year of our Lord Jonathan Dubois
I Jonathan Dubois Judge & etc. of said as certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Jones did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress— Jonathan Dubois
Ulster County Clerk's Office. I certify that the above named Jonathan Dubois is duly commissioned and qualified as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Ulster and that the above signature of his name is of his own proper handwriting with which I am well acquainted. Witness the seal of the said Court of which Court I am the Clerk Dated April 21. 1818.
Ch. Lapsen