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| Birth: | 10 AUG 1756 in Augusta Co. Virginia |
| Death: | 12 JUN 1833 in Morgan County, Kentucky 1 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Jones |
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Burial: South Fork Cem Morgan Co.,Kentucky
Reference Number: P147 1
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BIOGRAPHY: Ambrose Jones
BIOGRAPHY: Ambrose Jones, pioneer Morgan County settler, was born in Virginia, August 10, 1756. He volunteered for three years of service in the Revolution, from Augusta County, Virginia, in 1777. He served as private in Captain Granville Smith's and Ensign Robert Kirk's companies, Col. William Grayson's regiment, Continental Line. He was promoted to corporal, October 1778 and served at Valley Forge and White Plains. He was at Camp Middlebrook from October 1778 to February 1779. He was captured at Charleston, South Carolina, but escaped. He was discharged at Staunton, Virginia.
BIOGRAPHY: Ambrose Jones married Martha Craig, December 10, 1784, in the Linville Parish Baptist Church, in Greenbrier County, Virginia. He is listed in the 1810 Floyd County, Kentucky Census and was living, at the time, on Jones Creek, then Floyd, now Morgan County.
BIOGRAPHY: He was one of the early supporters of the South Fork Baptist Church at Malone, Kentucky, which was organized in 1808. He was admitted as a member in February 1810, was named moderator soon afterwards and ordained to preach in August 1811.
BIOGRAPHY: The minutes of the Malone Church are of historic interest, detailing the part Jones and other ministers took in the organization of a new Association of Baptist Churches in the eastern part of the state.
BIOGRAPHY: The 1813 minutes record: "The second Saturday of September 1813, the church appointed Ambrose Jones, Daniel Williams, Daniel Patton, and John Perry to attend at the business in Spring Church as messengers in a conference to become a new association. In October, this committee reported they met with six churches at the Burning Springs Church and agreed to unite in an association. They agreed to united on the terms that the Elkhorn Association and the South Kentucky Association united so some years ago. They agreed to adopt Constitution of the North District Association. They further agreed to adopt the rules of the Deacon of the North District Association and appointed an association at the Burning Springs Meeting House the first Saturday in October 1813."
BIOGRAPHY: Ambrose Jones died June 12, 1833. Sons and daughters of the Revolutionary soldier and his wife, Martha Craig Jones, were William Jones, born October 23, 1785; Priscilla Jones, born February 18, 1787, married Isaac Nickell; Nancy Jones, born March 17, 1790, married a Ferguson; Richard Jones, born June 8, 1795; Jenny Jones, born May 3, 1792; Barbary Jones, born April 19, 1797, married John Howerton; Sinthy Jones, born June 12, 1799, married Uriah Cottle; James Jones, born October 24, 1807, married Lucinda ?; John Jones, born November 24, 1793, married twice, secondly to Sallie Cole.
BIOGRAPHY: Isaac Nickell was the son of Joseph Nickell.
PENSION: Ambrose Jone's Pension File
AMBROSE JONE'S REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION FILE
PENSION FILE: AMBROSE JONES
PENSION: Ambrose Jones was born August 10th 1756
Martha Jones was Born August 10th 1766
PENSION: William Jones was born October 23rd 1785
Priscilla Jones was born February 18th 1787
Nancy Jones was born March 27th 1790
Ginny Jones was born May 3rd 1792
John Jones was born November 24th 1793
Richard Jones was born June 8th 1795
Barbary Jones was born Aprile 19th 1797
Sinthy Jones was born June 13th 1799
James Jones was born October 24th 1801
Ambrose Jones Junior was born Dec 31 1803
PENSION: Ambrose Jones and Martha Craig was
married Dec 30 1784
PENSION: Fineartte June 12, 1845
PENSION: Dear Sir,
PENSION: I am requested to write to you by some of the heirs of Ambrose Jones who say
that they are entitled to a considerable sum of money and perhaps some land, for
the military services of Ambrose Jones. I can not at present get any
satisfaction as to when or in what capacity Ambrose Jones served, but under-
stand that he was a revolutionary soldier. His heirs represent to me that one of
his children Polly Jones who is the principal legatee has appointed an attorney
(w. Gardner Tanton I believe) to present the claims and to get all that is due,
under the will of Ambrose Jones. The heirs intend to contest the payment of the
money to Polly Jones and I request you not to pay over to Polly Jones or her
attorney anything in right of Ambrose Jones until her right to it is established
by a legal proceeding. The heirs are about instituting a suit for the purpose of
trying the validity of the will of Ambrose Jones to pay the claim in question
to Polly Jones. For the purpose of commencing these proceedings and describing
the subject matter properly, I have to request you to furnish me a statement of
what service Ambrose Jones rendered to the United States? What amount of money
or land appear to be due to him or his heirs? Is the half pay of his widow
payable to his heirs? (she died about a year since.)
PENSION: If you have the means of giving this information it will render great services
to the heirs of Ambrose Jones and any costs attending it I will sent at a
moments warning. And if these is as they represent a sum of money due and
unpaid, you will please enter a caveat or have the payment of it stopped until
it can be judicialy investigated.
PENSION: I am
your
most
humble servant
John Wilson
PENSION: Hon. P.L. Edwards
Coms. of Pensions
PENSION: The deposition of John Jones a resident of Morgan County Ky taken this 30th day
of January 1840 to be used as evidence in ______ the application of Mrs Martha
Jones for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. Deponent
being Forty-five years old deposeth and saith that he is the Son of Ambrose
Jones deceased & Martha Jones the applicant. That he knew his Father the said
Ambrose Jones was a pensioner on the note of the Kentucky agency at the time of
his death and that he died on the twelfth day of June Eighteen hundred and
thirty three & that his Mother the aforesaid Martha Jones had remained a widow
ever since to the present period and he further saith that he has been this day
shown his fathers family record which is in the handwriting of William Jones and
_______ and was in his Fathers possession before his death and has been in the
possession of John Jones the deponent ever since his fathers death. the said
record is in the family bible and marked A. and makes it part of his deposition
and further saith note. his
John X Jones
mark
PENSION: Witness
S R Turner JPMC
PENSION: State of Kentucky
Morgan County Sct.
The foregoing declaration of Mrs. Martha Jones and the deposition of John Jones
were severely sworn to and subscribed before me Samual R Turner Justice of the
Peace in and for the County of Morgan and State aforesaid And I certify the said
Martha Jones is consequence of old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend
Court. And that the said John Jones is a man of good Moral Character and a
person of truth and Veracity.
PENSION: Samual R Turner JPMC
PENSION: State of Kentucky
Morgan County Sct
PENSION: On this the 30th day of January 1840 Personally appeared before me Samuel R.
Turner a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Morgan and the State of
aforesaid Martha Jones a resident of the County of Morgan and the State of
Kentucky aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled An act
granting half pay and pension to certain widows. That she is the widow of
Ambrose Jones late a pensioner on the roll of the Kentucky agency. She further
declares that she was married to the said Ambrose Jones in the County of
Greenbrier in the State of Virginia on the Thirtieth day of December Seventeen
hundred and Eighty four(1784) by the Rev John Alderson a Baptist Preacher being
first announced three times at Church before the marriage took place. The her
husband the aforesaid Ambrose Jones died on the tweloth day of June Eighteen
hundred and thirty three(1833) that she was not married to him prior to his
leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January
Seventeen hundred and ninety four Niz at the time above stated she would wish
further to add to this deposition the certificate of Rev? John Alderson also the
certificate of the clerk of Greenbrier County Virginia stating the copy of John
Alderson certificate to be filed in his office and further saith note.
her
Witness Martha X Jones
S.R. Turner JPMC mark
PENSION: Virginia
Greenbrier County Clerks Office ____
I John Mathews Clerk of County Greenbrier aforesaid do hereby certify that in
Examining the Records and files in my Office among other things I find the
following Certificate of the Marriage of Ambrose Jones to Martha Crage
_____ "This is to Certify that these were _____in Marriage 1784 December 30th
Ambrose Jones with Martha Crage by one John Alderson I do therefore certify that
the above is a true copy of the certificate of the marriage of Ambrose Jones to
Martha Crage taken from the Records of files in my office that it doth not
appear whether the marriage aforesaid was ____ by the authority of a license
Issued from this office in by ______ of which was Legal.
PENSION: In testimony whereof I have herein to let my name and Affixed the Seal of my
Office this the 7th day of June 1839 in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth
Teste
John Mathews CGC
PENSION: Greenbrier County
I Henry Eustine a Presiding Justice of the Peace in and for the County of
Greenbrier Aforesaid do hereby Certify that the Attestation of John Mathews to
the above Certificate is in true form of Law Given under my hand and Seal the
7th day June 1839
Henry Eustine
PENSION: Schedule
PENSION: District of
On this day of 1821 Personally appeared in open court made such by the state of
Kentucky being a court of record ^ for the said lenient Ambrose Jones aged about
Sixty years resident in Floyd County in said Circuit who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary
war as follows- In the 16th Regiment first commanded by Col Grason + next by Col
Nathl Gist in Capt Thomas Bills Company of ____ commanded by Capt Robin
Blackenridge in the Virginia line his original declaration was dated about June
1818- He cannot recollect precisely the time of his enlistment but served three
years
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 there of with intent thereby
so to deminish it unto being myself within that provisions of an act of Congress
entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land + navy
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day
of March 1818 + that I have not, nor has any person in ___ 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 here to annexed and by me subscribed-
Farming House
I have 4 head of horse beasts worth $125
8 head of Cattle 48
5 head of sheep 5
I own 30 head of Hogs 25
10
House furniture __ 5___
218
PENSION: He is a farmer when able to follow that ___ufcaton but has not been able to
labour at any thing for the last 7 years he has had much impaired his sight He
has a wife + 2 children reside with him. His wife is old and infirm and able to
do best very little- one of his sons is 18 years old + is healthy the younger is
16- and is addicted to fits is unable to labour + is rather an incumbrance than
a benefit Ambrose Jones
Sworn to and declared on the seventeenth day of July 1821 before me Eli
Shortridge on the circuit Judges for the state of Kentucky residing in the
county of Floyd. Given under my hand + seal
E Shortridge
PENSION: I William Jas Mayo clerk of Floyd Curcuit Court do hereby cerify that the
forgoing oath and the schedule thereto ____ are truly copies from the records of
said Court do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the
total ____ in value of the property exibited in said schedule is 278 dollars.
the Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the seal of said
Court on this seventeenth day of July 1821
Will Jas Mayo
Clerk of the Court for County
curcuit of Floyd
PENSION: Pension Office
June 18, 1845
PENSION: Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 12th ___ in the case of Martha Jones, Widow of
Ambrose Jones, I have to inform you that he was a penioner under the Act of
March 18, 1818 and the note of the Kentucky Agency at $8 per month. His widow
was pensioned under the Act of July 7th 1838 at $80 per annum, commencing on the
4th March 1836 and terminating on the 4 March 1841 and again under the Act of
March 3 1843 at the same rate of pension, commencing on the 4 March 1843 and
ending 4 March 1844
If you mite address a letter to P. Hagner Esq. Third Auditor of the Treasury
he mite inform you to then the pension has been paid and what partial is yet
due. Mr Jones was not entitled to Bounty Land.
John Wilson Esq.
Fincastle
VA
PENSION: Harrodsburg Ky February 3d 1840
Sir
I herewith transmit the paper of Mrs Martha Jones for a pension, which I should
be pleased to hear from when convenient.
Your Obt Servt
Chr Chism
PENSION: Col I L Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
PENSION: Declaration
Morgan County and enlistment on this 1st day of November 1825 personally
appeared Ambrose Jones in open court being made so by the laws of the state and
having power t fine being a court of record for the circuit of Morgan resident
in the county of Morgan state of Ky formerly a resident of Floyd county the said
county of Morgan being cut of off Floyd county and composing a part of Floyd
county until the year 1822-aged 75 or there about who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to
obtain the provisions made by the acts of congress of the 18th march 1818 and
the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Jones enlisted for the term of three years
some time in the year-to the best of his the said Jones recollection in the year
1777 but he has no data to refer to fix the precise date but thinks it was about
a year before the battle of Monmouth in that he enlisted in the state of
Virginia county of Augusta in the company commanded by Captains Thomas Bell and
Mortty after he joined the Army he was transfered to captain Robert Brecinridges
company both of which companies belonged to the regiment commanded by Colonel
Grayson his given name not recollected it being -the 16th Virginia regiment in
the line of the state of Virginia on the Virginia continental establishment.
That he continued to serve in the said corps until he was taken prisoner at the
siege of Charleston South Carolina by the British when that place was taken by
them that he escaped from the British and arrived at home eighteen days before
the time of his enlistment had expired that he obtained a regular discharge from
Colonel Posey in Haunton Virginia which has been lost that his name has not been
placed on the pension list that his original declaration is on file in the war
department And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May 1820, 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 disparcel of
my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
being 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 one in trust for me any property or rewrites contracts or
debts due to me nor have any income other than what is contained in the schedule
hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule
150 acres of third rate land worth about $150
one home 50
5 cows 18
20 hogs 20
5 sheep _5_
$243
PENSION: his
Ambrose X Jones
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PENSION: That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been
made in my property. The mare mentioned in the former in conjunction with her
colt schedule valued at $40 dollars I exchanged for to one John Howerton another
mare which mare I exchanged for to one Richard Ferguson the horse I now own
mentioned in the present schedule the colt I disposed of in part pay for the
land mentioned in the present schedule That by profession he is a farmer that he
has to depend for a support upon his own labour with the means mentioned in the
annexed schedule that his family consists of himself and his wife Martha Jones
aged 56 years very much afflicted with some disease of a Rheumatic character
that by violent pains she has last the use of one of her eyes and is unable to
___ or do any labour of that kind only being able to sew and knit a little and
is not able to do much towards the labour necessary in the family and is unable
to support himself that he himself is unable to labour for a support being
nearly overcome by old age and various infirmities and is not able to support
himself without assistance from his country or being a burden upon his friends
and relatives.
___Morgan--Circuit Sct
PENSION: I James G Hazelrigg clerk of the Morgan Circuit Court do hereby certify that the
forgoing Oath and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copies from the record
of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said
Court that the ___ assessment in value of the property exhibited in the
aforesaid schedule is Two hundreds and forty three dollars. In Testimony where
of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal there being no seal of office
___ my seal On this 2nd day of November 1825
James G. Hazelrigg
Clerk of the Court of Maorgan Circuit
Court
PENSION: Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3d of
March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have service
pensions under the act of July 7th 1838
PENSION: State of Kentucky}
Morgan County} Sct
On this 13th day of May 1842 personally appeared before the _____ a Justice of
the peace in and for the County aforesaid Martha Jones a resident of said county
of Morgan and state of Kentucky aged 77 years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declarations in order to
obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the
3rd day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during
the Revolutionary war. that she is the widow of Ambrose Jones who was a private
in the army of the Revolution the regiment she does not now recollect and that
she received an annual pension of $80 ___ under the act of July 7th 1838 she
further ____ she is still a widow.
her
Martha X Jones
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PENSION: Subscribed and sworn to the day and date above written
Uriah Cottle. jpmc
I also certify that I am personally acquainted with
Martha Jones Wm Cottle jpmc
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