Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31783, for John Jones, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jones, John
S. 31783
CONTENTS
Aug. 20 1757 at Cape Elizabeth, Me.
res. at end. Brunswick
In 1803 res. of Westbrook, Cumberland Co. Me.

24.990
Maine
John South of Westbrook in the State of Me who was a Private in the Com by Captain Sweet of the Regt commanded by Col Loring in the Mass. Troops time for 18 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Me the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Decem 1833 and sent John Miley Portland Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 139.99 Semi-ant. allowance during Capt. 26.00 $160.00
Revolutionary War Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by E. D. Merrill Clerk Book 60 Vol. 3 Page 24
Dead - Paid at the Treas. under Act of 6 April 1838 for March 1837 to 22 August 1837 the day of said Pensioners decease. Agent No. 15624 June 1838

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 1, 1838.
Sir.
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of John Jones a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maine Agency, at the rate of fifty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837 to the 22 d of August 1837 — the day of said pensioner's death — Respectfully, yours,
Albin K. Parris Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

John Jones 28.109 Application for a Pension
Sept. 1833.
Admiral
16 m o pinnate
53. 33
J. Murphy
Portland
ME

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Twenty Sixth day of Sept r A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- three before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this Twenty Sixth day of Sept r aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge John Jones a resident of Westbrook in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged Seventy Six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated, viz. That in May 1775 at Brunswick he enlisted in a company of State Militia commanded by Capt James Curtis, and afterwards joined to a Regiment commanded by Col. Gage for the term of eight months, and went to Cambridge with said company, and from there was ordered to Deer Isle. That he continued to serve in said company, at Cambridge, Deer Isle and along on the Eastern coast, till into January 1776 - having served out the full term of eight months in said company as a private soldier - and was discharged at Brunswick. That in the early part of the year 1776 at Falmouth he again enlisted in a company of Militia in the State service, commanded by Capt Lithgow, and in Col. Primes Regt and continued to serve in said company at said Falmouth till near the last of November of that year, that he served there not less than eight months - and was dismissed with said company, but had no written discharge. The Deposition of Joel Thompson who served with him under Capt. Curtis is all the proof that he can furnish that he now knows of. That he enlisted as a private soldier and volunteer - and served in that capacity. That he was born at Cape Elizabeth Aug t 20 th 1757. There is a record of his age among his family records in Westbrook. He would refer to Col. Bailey & Rev d Caleb Bradley as persons who can testify as to his character for truth & veracity & his reputation of having served as he has above stated. That he resided in Brunswick when first called into the service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
John Jones
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

The said John Jones would further state that he now resides in Westbrook, formerly Halmouth - and has always resided in Halmouth & Portland, (a part of Halmouth, being now called Westbrook) since the revolution.
John Jones
Signed & sworn to before
Asahel Moore
Sept. 26. 1833
Judge of the U. S. Dist. Court for Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare to all whom it shall concern (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Mufsey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Jones for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty sixth day of September  October A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
John Mufsey
{ Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

We Caleb Bradley, a Clergyman, and residing in Westbrook, and Jeremiah Bailey residing in the same Westbrook hereby certify, That we are well acquainted with John Jones, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declarations, That we believe him to be Seventy Six years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Caleb Bradley Jeremiah Bailey
State of Maine Cumberland County Sept r 27 th 1833
Sworn and subscribed by Caleb Bradley whom I certify to be a Clergyman and Jeremiah Bailey, both of whom I certify to be credible persons and respectable witnesses and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Before me — Moses Quincy, Jr., Justice of the Peace
Maine District Court District Clerk's Office October 28 th 1833 In testimony that Moses Quincy is a Magistrate as above & that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine I have hereto set my hand & seal of office the day and year above written
John Mussey Clerk U. S. Courts

31783
Buy INVALID.
31783
File No. 81,783
John Jones Rev Rev Mr
Act: June 1 st 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 215
[Arrangement of 1870.]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
July 5
1818
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that John Jones served as a Soldier in Capt. Whites Company, and Col. Tupper's 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 January  20 th 1777 to Decr. 31 st 1779, being almost  three years and _____ months.
Helen Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

John Jones

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept r 29 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, as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. James Curtis' Company, where he is allowed from May 25 th to the 13 th of August, 1775, for services and travel, two months and nineteen days. — — — — m d 2 = 19
John Jones' name is found on a Pay Roll of Capt. William Lithgow's Company, stationed at Falmouth, where he is allowed from Feb y 19 th to the last day of May, 1776, three months and eleven days. 3 = 11
John Jones' name is found on a Pay Roll of Capt. William Lithgow's Company, where he is allowed, from the last day of May to the last day of August, 1776, three months. — — — — 3 =
John Jones' name is found on a Pay Roll of Capt. William Lithgow's Company, where he is allowed, from the last day of August, to the 23 rd of November, 1776, inclusive, two months and twenty three days. — — — — 2 = 23
8.2. M.
John Jones claims for further services
11 = 23

Amount brought over under Capt. James Curtis in '75. the rolls after the first of August in 1775. are not found in this Office.
m d 11 = 23
Edward D. Bangs Secy

106 66 26 60 133 26

I Jack Thompson of Lenebegan in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine Depose and Saith That in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy five I entered in Capt James Luntins Company of Brunswick and in Capt Cargills Regiment and Marched to Cambridge & from there to Deer Island and I Service in said Company & Regiment Eight months and John Gares then of Brunswick entered in said Company and Served Eight months to the best of my Recollection Jack Thompson
This certifies that I have been acquainted the above said Jack Thompson and I consider him a man of Truth and Honesty. James Goff Justice of the Peace
Lunenburg SS Sept 17th 1833
The above Deposition was taken by the Request of John Gares to use as evidence in obtaining a pension for his Service in the Revolutionary War before me James Goff Justice of the Peace
Maine District
District Clerk's Office October 28. 1833
In testimony that James Goff is a Magistrate as above & that the signature thereto hereto is genuine I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day & year last above written
John Mufsey Clerk U.S. Courts