Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,465, for Thomas Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jones, Thomas or June
S. 44,465
CONTENTS
res. at end. Warwick Mass.
in 1818 aged 74 yrs. + res. of Austin, Hillsborough Co. N.H.

Notary Public sent to Joshua by Darling Esq. 31 st July 1820
on J. Bennie N.H.
11/214 New Hampshire
Thomas Jones
of Antrim in the state of N.H. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Mass. line, for the term of 3 years
inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 23 rd of June 1815
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of May 1818 and sent to Joshua Darling Esq. Hambleton, N.H.
  Arrears to 4th of Mar 1820  163-16    Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820  48.  
20 8/30 4/31
$311-16
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Thomas Jones Affidavit on application for pension
No 28
Private Col Brooks Regiment Massachusetts Line 1777-3 years
The deposition of two cred- ible & disinterested witnesses ready to be taken & neither tainted, (on the certificate of some Officer of the Staff) to prove the ear- lier of application, is re- quired. —

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough SS.
On this twentythird day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me the Subscriber one of the Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the first District in the County of Hillsborough in said State, personally appeared Thomas June aged Twenty four years — resident in Antrim in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision, made by the late 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.
That the said Thomas June enlisted in the Town of Haverhill in Massachusetts in the Spring of the year (I think in April or May) one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven for the term of three years, in the Company commanded by Capt. Warren in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ichabod Alden — afterward by Major Whiting, in the Brigade commanded by General Nixon in the Massachusetts line — That he continued to serve in said Corps in the service of the United States until the full expiration of said enlistment and did receive a regular discharge in May (I think) in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty — signed by Major Darby at West Point in New York — And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support and that he has now no other evidence in his power of his said services.
Thomas X June his mark

State of New Hampshire } Hillsborough ss } with the
We the subscribers testify and say that we are well acquainted with the within named Thomas June and know him to be my friend - and stand in need of assistance from his country for support - as he is and has been entirely dependent on public charity for five or six years - June 23. 1818 -
Jacob Tuttle Amos Parmenter
Hillsborough ss. Oct o 8. 1818 -
I swear to before me
Joshua Dooling Justice Peace

State of New Hampshire } I Joshua Darling Judge Hillsborough ss. } of the Court do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Jones served in the Revolutionary Army in the Continental establishment against the common Enemy, for three nine months or one period of continued service. I further certify that it ap- pears to my satisfaction that the said Applicant is in- reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 23 d day of Jan A.D. 1818
Joshua Darling
State of New Hampshire } I M o res Eastman Clerk of the Hillsborough ss. } Court of Common Pleas for the first District in Hillsborough County New Hampshire do certify that the Hon. Joshua Darling is a Judge of said Court. That the above is his sig- nature and that the seal here affixed is the seal of said Court
M o res Eastman Clerk

173 Thomas Jones
17,314 entitled
31 May '20

Hillsborough ss.] STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ON this 11 th day of July A. D. 1820 personally appeared Approved  The Hon. Joshua Darling } in open Court before J. K. Smith } Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the county of Hillsborough being a Court of Record, in and for the said county, having the power of fine and imprisonment, Thomas Jones aged  Seventy seven years, resident in Stratham in said county, who be- ing first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolu- tionary War, as follows: viz.
That he enlisted in the spring of 1777 for three years in Capt. Warren's Company in Colonel Brooks Regiment in the Massachusetts line he enlisted from Hardwick Mass and served out his time as appears from the Records of said Regiment, and honorably discharged at West Point
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 23 day of June  1818 The number of my pension certificate is 17.344 I have re- ceived a Pension. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. My occupation is that of a Laborer am not of suf- ficient ability to pursue it by reason of old age and a fever which  have deprived of the proper use of my limbs and speech in family residing with me a Wife aged eighty years
Their capacity to contribute to their support my wife cannot labor on ac-  -count of extreme old age
Thomas his Jones County mark
Sworn to and declared at Antrim in said District , on the 11 th day of July A. D. 1820, before The Hon. Joshua Darling } Judge of the said Court. as aforesaid
I Abastman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Hillsborough , do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is of no value  dollars and
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this  11 th day of July A. D. 1820  Abastman } Clerk of the said Court.

SCHEDULE, CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Thomas Jones (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscrib- ed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Hillsborough in the State of New-Hampshire, on the eleventh day of July — 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz.
No property but instead of property I have a long time been supported by public charity his Thomas X Jones mark
Hillsborough ss. At Antrim in said county on the 7 th day of July A 1820 personally appeared the said Thomas Jones before me Joshua Darling one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said county and was duly sworn to the schedule by him subscribed, and also was duly sworn to this Declaration and oath by him subscribed the said Jones being lame and unable to attend Court — Joshua Darling
Attest W. Eastman Clerk

44465
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 44465
Thomas Jones
Paiv. Rev. War
Act: 12 th March 1818
Index: —Vol. 3, Page 261
[Arrangement of 1870.]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
Dec r 27 th 1819
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Thomas Dune served as a Soldier in Capt. Warren's Company, and Col. Brooks' Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from May 15 th 1777 to May 15 th 1780 , being then years and months - the time for which he enlisted
Abdiah Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
said Dune was of Hardwick, & a part of the time in the third Company - A Bradford Secy. &c

Thomas Jones's Certificate of Service of by Nestor Bradford, Certificate
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COMMISSION MERCHANT
RESPECTFULLY & DEPENDENTLY
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME
KNOW YE THAT
the undersigned
has been
admitted
into
the
privileges
of the
corporation
and
has
the
right
to
the
same
as
other
members
thereof
and

Genl. Benja. Pierce Affidavit in proof of the will of Thomas Pierce of Auburn

I Benjamin Pierce of Hillsborough testify and say, that I know Thomas June of Auburn in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, who made application to the Hon Joshua Darling for a Pension on the 23 d of June A.D. 1818 - is in my reduced and infirm - and supported, mostly on charity and stands in need of aid assistance from his country for support B. Pierce Jany 31. 1820
Hillsborough ss. State of New Hampshire } Jany. 31. 1820
Then personally appeared the aforesaid The Hon. B. Pierce and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true Before me Joshua Darling Justice of the Peace & of the Peace