Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32725, Ichabod Geary, Mass
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service    number
Mass.  Geary, Ichabod   S.32725
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4907
Massachusetts
Ichabod Geary
Private
Capt Bailey
Massachusetts line 
4
2
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 14th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of Dec'r 1818 and sent to E. D Bangs, Esq
Worcester, Mass:
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1815.   37.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 1819    48.00
4mos. 21/30ths      
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$85.60

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Sterling, Worcester Co.
2 years 4 months
Continued
Notification sent Nov 3rd 1820 to Abijah Bigelow Worcester Mass


He died August 5 1829
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Ichabod Geary
4907
Sterling
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Schedule of the Etate of Ichabod Geary of Sterling in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of May 1. 1820 - 1 dish kettle - 1 tea kettle - 1 Tea pot - 3 cups & saucers -3 knives & forks - 1 Jack knife - 1 hoe - 1 axe - appraised at $1.62

I am a farmer, but neither I nor my wife whose name is Sarah and aged 78 years, are able to work, and are so poor as to be town paupers before I had my pension - My wife is as deaf as a haddock

Ichabod Geary
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss. On this eleventh day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Ichabod Geary aged seventy seven years, resident in Sterling in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: In Capt. Adam Bailey's company in Col. Sprout's Regt. on the Massachusetts line as a private in the last 3 years service and was discharged at West Point at the close of the War, my discharge was forwarded to the War Department upon my former application dated Apr. 14. 1818. Number 4.907 is the date of my Certificate

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 thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring 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 person in trust 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Ichabod Geary
Sworn to and declared on the eleventh day of July, 1820 before said Court
Attest Abijah Bigelow Cler

I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, One dollars and sixty two cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of July 
Abijah Bigelow } Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.
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State of Massachusetts County of Worcester
I Ichabod Geary a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Sterling in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of Revolution on or about the first day of May in the year 1780
I entered and engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the second day of September in the year 1782, or thereabouts as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence : that I belonged to Captain Adam Bailey's Company in Col. Sprout's Regiment on the Massachusetts line - Having enlisted for the term of three years and that I left the service the second day of September 1782 or thereabout, having received an honorable discharge in consequence of a wound in my hand and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of Sixty nine years - Having served the United States for two years and four months. Having lost my discharge. I also served in the laboratory at Springfield M's for the term of three years as a private in the revolutionary war in the service of the United States, and was honorably discharged. And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed my by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed. Ichabod Geary

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 14th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Edward Bangs one of the Judges of the C. C. of Com pleas for the [illegible] County of Worcester
the above named Ichabod Geary and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he taketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. & have affixed my seal of said County.
Edward Bangs
[embossed seal]
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I Andrew Sigourney of Oxford in the County of Worcester, do on oath testify and declare that I served in the Laboratory at Springfield with the within named Ishabod Geary, in
captain Bryant's company. The exact term of time I was with him I do not exactly recollect, but know it was more than one year in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war.
Andrew Sigourney Worcester April 14. 1818. Personally appeared the above named Andrew Sigourney, and made oath to the above affidavit Before Isreal Goodwin Jus. of peace
I Jonathan Geary of Sterling aforesaid do declare and make oath that I served in the War of the Revolution with Ichabod Geary, and I have no doubt the facts by him stated as written are substantially true.  Jonathan Geary
Worcester April 14. 1818
Sworn to before me Israel Goodwin Jus. of peace

Ich'd Geary Sterling

Edward Bangs, Esq. Judge, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Ichabod Geary Massachusetts line Revolutionary Claim
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found on the roll of 8th Massach'tts reg. for 6 months service and Inadmissible - unless 9 months service in Continuance, be proved by satisfactory testimony on oath. See the case of Benjamin Nichols.
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December 10, 1928


Mr. Sumner Gary
197 Gage Road
Riverside, Illinois


Sir:

     I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32725, it appears that Ichabod Geary enlisted, March 3, 1781 and served as a private in Captain Adams Bailey's Company, Colonel Sprout's Massachusetts Regiment; he was wounded in his hand, nature of wound not stated and was discharged, September 15, 1782.
     He also stated that he served three years as a private under Captain Bryant in the Laboratory at Springfield, Massachusetts, no dates of this service given.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed April 14, 1818, at which time he was living in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and stated that he was sixty-nine years old.
     In 1820 he stated that he was seventy-seven years old and referred to his wife, Sarah, as aged seventy-three years.
     He died August 5, 1829.
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There are no further family data.

                                   Respectfully,


                                   WINFIELD SCOTT
                                        Commissioner.
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32725

Rev. Invalid

File No. 32725
Ichabod Geary 
Priv Rev. War

Act:18 March 1818

Index:  Vol. 2, Page 151

[Arrangement of 1870]


1928 Dec. 10 Hist. to Mr. Turner Gary
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By HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ. General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America . 
Ichabod Geary 
[illegible] Massachusetts Regiment 
being from various Causes, assigned in a certificate under the Hand of the Inspector of the northern army unfit for any farther Duty either in the Field or in Garrison, and having applied for Discharge, I do hereby discharge the said Ichabod Geary from the Service of the United States. 
Given under my Hand and Seal, at Head-Quarters, the 15th Day of September 1782
G Washington
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S Command, 
Jon'a Trumbull his Sec'ty
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lodged in my Office, signed of his Regiment.  He is, at 
His Excellency the Commander

under my Hand, 

By His Excellency George Washington, Esq; 
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.

Ichabod Geary, being from various causes, assigned in a Certificate under the Hand of the Inspector of northern army unfit for any farther duty either in the Field or in Garrison, and having applied for a Dicharge, I do hereby discharge the said Ichabod Geary from the Service of the United States.

Given under my Hand and Seal, at Head-Quarters the 25th day of September 1782.

George Washington

By His Excellency's Command,

Jomathan Trumbull 
his secretary
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Worcester, ss

I, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester certify that John Robbinson Isaac Goodwin Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits have been made is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this ninth day of November AD. 1812.

Abijah Bigelow,
Clerk

Application of Ichabod Gerry
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We Moses Thomas and Isaac Goodwin of Sterling in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts and two of the Justices of the peace within said county do testify and make oath that we have for a long time been acquainted with Ichabod Geary of said Sterling that he is now very infirm from age and disease and having always been an illiterate man and unacquainted with dates, we are satisfied he has mistaken the date of his enlistment in his affidavit taken before the Hon. Judge Bangs lately deceased that this mistake arose from the impaired state of his mind and not from willfulness - We are the more satisfied of this error, from having examined the original roll of his company now in the hands of Captain Bailey at the naval hospital Charlestown Ms. by which is appears the said Geary enlisted on the 3d day of March 1781 - We also know that the said Geary from his reduced circumstances in life and poverty stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Moses Thomas  Isaac Goodwin
Worcester Ss. October 30th 1818.
Personally appeared Moses Thomas Esqr and Isaac Goodwin Esqr and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit, before me, and I further certify the said Thomas and Goodwin are men of truth and veracity.
John Robbins Jus. Peace
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Middlesex Ss. October 29.1818. Then the within named Adams Bailey made solemn oath that the within instrument by him signed is true according to his knowledge and beliefs / & I consider said Bailey a man of Truth./
Before me John Kettle. Justice of the Peace
I Abraham Bigelow Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Middlesex ss. do certify that John Kettle Esqr is a Justice of the peace acting under the authority of the Commonwealth & his name set to the above certificate is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty ninth day of October 1818.
Abraham Bigelow
[embossed seal]
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U. S. Marine Hospital Charlestown, Mass'ts
Oct'r 8 1818
This will certify that Ichabod Geary enlisted as a private Soldier March 3d 1781 for three years in the 2d Mass'ts Reg.'t Commanded by Col Eben'r Sprout, and in the subscribers Company there is nothing appears on the Muster Rolls of said Reg't to disadvantage & having no doubt he was honorably discharged.
Adams Bailey late a Capt in said Reg't
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The Pennsylvania Railraod
Western Region
Chicago Terminal Division
323 W. Polk St.
Chicago, Ill.

Sumner Gary 
Chief Clerk

1st March, 1928

Pension Department
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Mr. Ichabod Gary was my great-grandfather's brother and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served under a number of commands in Massachusetts.  He was a pensioner and placed upon the pension rolls on April 17, 1818 under the act of Congress dated March 18, 1818 and died August 5, 1829. 
Will you please advise what your records show as to his place of residence at the time of his death?

Very truly,

Sumner Gary

Sumner Gary
197 Gage Road,
Riverside, Ill.
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41  BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Geary Jonathan Grade Sergeant Line Massachusetts
Warrant Number 4250 Acreage 100 Issued Mar. 25, 1790 to --- not shown

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. --- Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.