Pension Application of John Jones: R5714
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
County of Grayson State Virginia on this 24 day of September in the year of our Lord 1832 personnally appeared in open Court Before the Justices of the County Court now sitting John Jones a Resident in the County aforesaid in the state of Virginia of the age of 86 years the 3rd day of April 1832 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he Inlisted in the service of the United States and entered the service under the Listing Master Andrew Armstrong he saith he cant recolect the day or month But it was in the year 76 when the Claimant entered the service and in a short time he substituted Elijah Abbott to serve in his place in the Untied States service which was received by Col Martin Armstrong of Surry County in the state of North Carolina which Discharged him and he was in no Engagement he had not the opportunity of knowing the officers as for the Redgement it was sent and he resided in henry county in state Va when he entered the service he was Inlisted 1st second tower entered a volunteer under Cpt William harden for one Month about the Blue Ridge after the Torys then Discharged — then volunteered under Cpt Jacob Stepheson [Stephenson?] one month and 15 days and was march though to Big Sandy Country [in Kentucky] after the Indians which officers was Militia and further says he has no documentry Evidence and that he nows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service —
I hereby Relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State Questioned by Court
1) where were you Born and in what year) he saith my parents[?] toild me I was Born in Moris County East Jersey [sic: Morris County NJ] in the year 1746
2) have you any Record of your age and if so where is it) he saith I have in Bible at Isaac Branscombs
3) where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolution and where Do you now live) he ansereth in henry county [illegible] when called into service and since the Revolution war and now lives in Grayson County in state of Virginia
4) how were you called into service) he said 1st Inlisted second and 3rd tower volunteered
5) state the names of some of the Regular officers who was with the troops where you served such Continental and Militia Redgements as you can Recollect and the general circomstances of your service) he saith I now none pirticular But two Cpt William harden Jacob Steheson except the listing Master A Armstrong Ridgement was sixt no not the Division
6) did you ever Receive a discharge from the service if by whom was it given what has become of it) he saith I Recved three Discharges 1st By Col Martin Armstrong 2nd by Cpt William harden 3rd by Cpt Jacob Stepheson further saith he lost his pocket Book and all his discharges
7) State the names of persons to whom you are nown in your present Neighbourhood and who can testify as to your Character for veracity and good behaviour and your services as a soldier of the Revolution) he saith Irwin Montgomery Esqr John Cock Esqr who acquainted with me as for any persons to prove any service I no not John hisXmark Jones