Tag: Revolutionary-War
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William B. Jones deposition about Revolutionary War in Mecklenburg, VA
This is the second deposition of my ancestor William B. Jones for John Carroll. I love this deposition for several reasons: He talks about growing up in the same “neighborhood” as John Carroll, going to the same school as John Carroll, and that his brother John Jones was serving with John Carroll. William vividly remembers…
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William B. Jones 1852 deposition
I haven’t found the pension records from the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812 for any of my ancestors. But, when I started looking at the pension records of other men in the community, I discovered my family gave a few depositions in those records, like this one. Until I found this deposition, the…
Julie's Mecklenburg, Virginia Discoveries 