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...aration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. {{pad|2.0em}}That he entered the service of the United States as a militia soldier in Granville County, North Carolina where he then resi ...

...]. Over 270 years later, his descendants are scattered across these United States, with many still in Kentucky. Through thick and thin, the Jones', and colla | quote = Answer to 1st Question -- I was born in St. Mary's County Maryland on the 19th, August 17 ...

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