Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4336, Jethro Grinnel, R.I.
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(3-1776)

Service R. I.

Grinnel Jethro
or Grinnell Catharine

Number
R. 4336

Contents
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows."

State of New-York
Oswego County ss.

On this sixteenth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County now setting Catherine Grinnel a resident of the town of Sheffield in the County of Hastings and Province of Upper Canada, aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Jethro Grinnel late of the town of Sheffield in said Province of Upper Canada who departed this life on the fifth day of December 1844. That her husband the said Jethro Grinnel was a soldier of the Rhode Island Line during the War of the Revolution. As Declarant was was not married to him until after said War she cannot state his officers nor the particulars of his service. She has heard him relate that he enlisted & served three years with the Continental forces of Rhode Island. that he came to the State of New York with said troops and that while here his enlistment ended & he was discharged at Stillwater. He never returned to Rhode Island, but settled in the State of New York. During his last years he was too infirm both in his body & mind to leave home & apply for his pension & declarant believed that he never did apply for a pension. Declarant moved with said Jethro Grinnell into Canada her present residence fourteen years ago.

AND DECLARANT FURTHER SAITH, That she was married to the said Jethro Grennel on the month of April seventeen hundred and eighty four by Emanuel DeGraff Esq at Amsterdam N.Y. that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit: Declarant's brothers & sisters, all deceased except declarant's brother William whom she believes is living.

That previous to her said marriage she resided in the town of Amsterdam N.Y. and bore the maiden name of Sixbury.

That her husband the said Jethro Grinnell died as aforesaid on the fifth day of December eighteen hundred & forty four. Since which time she has remained his widow

her
Catharine "x" Grinnel
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Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid before me C Court
[illegible] "said State of New York" erased & "State" erased also "day" and "Province of Upper Canada" & "Province" interlined before execution.

H.D. Freeman Dep Clk of said
Court (Clerk absent)
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State of New York
Oswego County ss.

H.D. Freeman Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Catherine Grinnel the within Declarant personally appeared in [?] Court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County now sitting. and made solemn oath to the several facts contained in the within declaration.

In testimony whereof, I have hereover to set my hand & affixed my official seal this eighteenth day of September 1845.

H. Darwin Freeman Dep. Clk
(The Clerk being absent)
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State of New York
Montgomery County ss.

William Sixbury a resident of the Village of Amsterdam in said County aged eighty three years being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is a cousin of Catherine who is now the widow of Jethro Grinnel, and both of whom formerly lived in Amsterdam aforesaid Deponent has been acquainted with said Jethro Grinnel immediately or very soon after the close of the War of the Revolution. He then came to live in Amsterdam aforesaid from the State of Rhode Island and very soon thereafter became acquainted with said Catherine whom he immediately married. Said Catharine then resided in Amsterdam aforesaid & bore the maiden name of Sixbury. Said Jethro and Catherine were duly married by Emmanuel DeGraff Esq. in Amsterdam aforesaid in the year seventeen hundred & eighty four in the month of April. Deponent was present & witnessed the marriage ceremony. Deponent remembers the year in which said marriage occurred from the fact that it took place very soon after the close of the War of the Revolution & from the further fact that Deponent himself was married in the year seventeen hundred & eighty three and said Jethro & Catharine were duly married as aforesaid about one year after Deponents' marriage occurred. Said Jethro & Catherine lived together as husband & wife in Amsterdam aforesaid for a few years after their said marriage & had two or three children born in said place. They afterward moved to Watertown in the County of Jefferson in said State, said Jethro Grinnell was reputed at the time said marriage occurred to have been a soldier during the War of the Revolution and to have served in the Rhode Island Line of troops for some year.
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his
William "x" Sixbury
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Subscribed & Sworn this eighteenth day of February A.D. 1847 before me. And I certify that William Sixbury the above Deponent is a reputable person and a credible witness.

Joseph French, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Montgomery County ss.

Hannah Sixbury a resident of the Village of Amsterdam in said County aged eighty one years being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that she was well acquainted with Catherine Grinnel who is now the widow of Jethro Grinnel. Deponent became acquainted with said Catharine when a girl. She then resided in Amsterdam aforesaid. Deponent was also well acquainted with said Jethro Grinnel who (as deponent was informed & verily believes) came from the State of Rhode Island to Amsterdam aforesaid & shortly thereafter became acquainted with said Catharine who bore the maiden name of Sixbury and whom he married. Said Catharine and Jethro Grinnel were duly married in Amsterdam aforesaid by Emmanuel Degraff Esq. of Amsterdam aforesaid in the month of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four. Deponent remembers the year in which said marriage occurred from the fact that it occurred very soon after the close of the War of the Revolution & from the further fact that Deponent herself was married in the month of February seventeen hundred & eighty three & said Jethro & Catharine were married as aforesaid about one year after Deponent. They lived together as husband & wife in Amsterdam aforesaid for a few years after their said marriage and had at least two children born in said place & then moved out in the Black River Country in said State at or near Watertown in the County of Jefferson. Deponent was present & I saw the said Jethro & Catharine duly married at the time & place aforesaid. Said Jethro was reputed at the time of his said marriage to have been a soldier of the Rhode Island Line during said War of the Revolution and to have served as such for some years.
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her
Hannah "x" Sixbury
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Subscribed & Sworn this eighteenth day of February A.D. 1847 before me. And I certify that Hannah Sixbury the above Deponent is a reputable person & a credible witness.

Joseph French
Justice of the Peace
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No 13539

Catherine Grinnel
Jethro

Applicant for pension

Act July 7th 1838
NY
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State of New York
Montgomery County ss.

Emanuel DeGraff a resident of the town of Amsterdam in said County of lawful age being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is a Grandson of Emanuel DeGraff Esq. deceased, who was a Justice of the Peace in said Town of Amsterdam (a Deponent has always been informed & verily believes) more than sixty six years ago and that he held the office of such Justice for the period of about twenty six years in said Town by virtue of which Office he joined many persons in marriage. Said Emanuel DeGraff Esq. died in said town of Amsterdam in the year eighteen hundred & twenty four, when the papers and effects of said Emanuel DeGraff Esq. came into the hands of Deponent's father, son of said Emanuel DeGraff Esq. Deponent's said father died on the first day of July eighteen hundred & forty four in said town of Amsterdam when said papers descended to Deponent who now has them in his possession. Deponent has frequently examined said papers but has never been able to find the marriage register of said Emanuel DeGraff Esq. Deponent's Grandfather. Deponent verily believes that said register has been destroyed if his said Grandfather ever kept one at all as Deponent has never been able to find any such register of marriages and that there is no such register or record now in existence as he
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verily believes.

Subscribed & sworn this eighteenth day of February A.D. 1847 before me. And I certify that said Emanuel DeGraff the above Deponet is a highly reputable person & a creditable witness.

Emanuel DeGraff

Joseph French, Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Montgomery County Clerk's Office. ss.

I, CHESTER S. BRUMLEY, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Joseph French Esq. whose name is subscribed to the annexed, [?] at to affidavit of Emauel DeGraff was at the time the [?] date a Justice of the Peace of said county; and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said [?] is genuine:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county, the Second day of March 1847.

C.S. Brumley CLERK.
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Albany N.Y.
January 6/48

Hon. J.L. Edwards

Sir,

Jethro Grinnel served an enlistment of three years with the Rhode Island continental troops. The term of his service expired while he was with the troops in the State of New York he was accordingly discharged at Stillwater. Shortly afterwards he was married to Catherine Sixbury at Amsterdam.

I do not know where to apply for evidence of the service not having found a witness. Both of the witnesses of the marriage (William & Hannah Sixbury) expressly state that "Jethro Grinnell was reputed at the time said marriage occurred to have been a soldier during the was of the revolution & to have served in the Rhode Island Line of [illegible] for some years". Should their stated merit together with the widows' agree with the rolls, the proof would I presume be deemed satisfactory. You will observe that both witnesses were present at the marriage.

I am 
Very respectfully
Yr Obt Svt
Wm B. Pierce
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4336

P.O. Catharine Grinnell
Service: [blank]

[stamped]
REJECTED

Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18

Application filed: [blank], 18

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank}
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract
[blank] Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for [blank], 18
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No. 13537
Catherine Grinnell
NY Jethro

Let to W. B. Pierce
M June 2nd 1848

4336

act 7 July 1838