Granville County, NC - Moses Jones Revolutionary War Pension, 1855

July 16, 1921

Mrs. Cornelia E. Norris
Blount Street
Raleigh, NC

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim S.8752 that Moses Jones was born, date not given,
and reared in Granville County, North Carolina.

While residing in Granville County he enlisted in 1780 and served
one year as private in Captain Gooch's Company, Colonel Sutherland's
North Carolina Regiment. He served six months, names of officers and
dates not given, and six months and was in the battle of Yorktown,
name of officers not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 23, 1855
then a resident of Orange County, North Carolina and aged ninety-
five years.

There are no data as to family.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

Source: HeritageQuest Online

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