Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7575, Francis Gray, Continental Va
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31776 [parentheses]
SERVICE
Continental [handwritten]
Va [handwritten] 

Gray, Francis [handwritten]
Eleanor [handwritten]

NUMBER
W7575 [handwritten]

[handdrawn bracketed information]
B.L.Wr. 873-200. Lieut
Issued June 24, 1793 to
Joseph Highbee, assignee
No papers

and Va Half Pay. [handwritten]

CONTENTS
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New certificate, payable 
to Executor, issued 
May 10/54 sent to
Robt. H. Gray
same day
Pen Agt notified

352
Virginia Richmond
Eleanor Gray decd
widow of Francis
who died  on the ___ 
of ___ in the State of Va
who was Lieut in the ____ commanded by Captain ___ of the ___ commanded
by ____ in the Revolution
[marked out: line] for two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond
at the rate of 320 Dollars 00 cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of 
March, 1836. & Endg 31 August 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of
May 1854 and sent to
Robt. H. Gray
Arrears to the 4th of   Lynchburgh
Semi-annual allowance ending    Va
Incd from $288.32
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by H. R. Weightman Clerk.
Book D  Vol 1  Page 269

A. 2.178
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Dead. See letter to R H Gray
July 30.1838 do to same
Sept 5.1838

Notification sent 26 April 1821 to Wm M Rives at
Lynchburg, Va.


7100 
Virginia
Francis Gray 
of Campbell Co in the state of Virginia
who was an Ensign in the 6th regiment [marked out: commanded by Colonel]
of the Virginia
line, for the term of two years war

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 20 dollars per month, to commence on
the 18 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of March 181[?]
and sent to to [sic] Wm Daniel Esq.
Lynchburg, Virginia

Arrears to the 4th of March 1819 211.24
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 120
 $331.24

Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818
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[seal illegible].   Frd.

To the Secretary for the Department of War
Washington
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Commonwealth of Virginia Campbell County
On this 18th day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid and Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit including the County of Campbell aforesaid personally appear Francis Gray aged about sixty two years resident in the town of Lynchburg in the County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn by affirmation according to law doth affirm and [crossed out: on his oath] make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War". That he the said Francis Gray enlisted about December 1778 as a private soldier in the 4th troop of Dragoons Captain John Watts in the state of Virginia in the service of the United States in which Corps he continued to serve untill [sic] some time in the year 1780 - That about September 1780 he was commissioned as Ensign in a company of infantry commanded by Captain Benjamin Lawson being a detachment of the 6th Virginia Regiment in the service of the United States in which service he continued untill [sic] the [illegible crossed out] soldiers belonging to said Regiment were discharged at Salsborough in North Carolina the term of their enlistment having expired sometime in 1782 - from whence the officers generally returned home subject to further orders, but that he the said Francis Gray being in a bad state of health received no further order untill [sic] the close of the Revolutionary War - That he was in the several battles in the affair at Savannah, at Guildford, at Campden, the Siege of Ninety Six and at Eutaw - and  that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services 
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid 
 Wm Daniel
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Daniel one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit including the County of Campbell in the said Commonwealth do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Francis Gray whose declaration upon oath  by affirmation  is written on the other side did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated on the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand seal (there being no official seal) this 18th day of April 1818.
Wm Daniel  {Seal}
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10960
Thom Wm Daniel, Esq
Lynchburg, Va.
Rec'd Aug 12th 1818
________________________
1 Case
________________________
Francis Gray
Ensign
Sep 80 [illegible] 82
6th Virg'a reg't - Virg'a line
Admitted
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Fra Gray
1100
Sept 1819

Duplicate Copy
for Francis Gray
W.W.V.

Duplicate

already continued
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Virginia towit.

At a Court of Hustings held for the corporation of Lynchburg at the Court House on Friday the 9th day of June 1820.

On this 9th day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court expressly constituted a Court of record by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Francis Gray aged Sixty two years,  resident within the corporation of Lynchburg in the Com'th of Virginia. Who being first duly affirmed according to law doth on his affirmation declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - That he the said Francis Gray enlisted for the term of three years  on or about the twenty eighth  or twenty ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight in the county of Culpepper in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Capt John Watts in the Regiment commanded Colo Benjamin Temple in the line of the state of Virginia on the continental establishment , that he said Francis Gray continued to serve in said corps until the month of September 1780. at which time he said Francis Gray received a Commission of Ensign  in the Sixth Virginia Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colo ___ Febeger, and continued in the same Regiment of Infantry untill [sic] the happy termination of the Revolutionary struggle, when he was discharged from said service at Winchester in the state of Virginia - that he was in the following battles - At the attempted storm of
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the town of Savannah - he was severely wounded on the head at the surprise of Col. White at Lenud's ferry on Santee river - at the battle of Guilford - the siege of Ninety six - at the surprise of Col. White at Moncks corner and in various lesser skirmishes - That he hath heretofore made a declaration of his services & circumstances (the date of which he cannot recollect) and obtained a certificate of a pension of Twenty dollars per month from the eighteenth day of April 1818 which certificate bears date the fifth day of March 1879. and is mustered 7100. and the said Francis Gray doth solemnly affirm that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818. and that he hath not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818. and that he has not nor hath any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due him, nor any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed - That his family consists of for persons, himself, his [end of pag
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wife, and two daughters named Maria & Eleanor, that his own constitution is so effected and weakened by age and the hardships undergone in his youth as completely to prevent that exertion & application which would be useful and productive - that his wife is nearly of his own age and consequently unable to render material services in the support of a family - but is engaged together with their daughters above mentioned, Maria & Eleanor in the Milliner's business by which they acquire a hard earned and precarious sustenance, that the said Francis and his family have received a donation of about forty dollars annually for the last six or eight years from the "Cincinnati Society" which he hopes will probably be continued to him that he hath no property whatsoever except two milch cows & a small stock of household furniture the principal part of which hath been purchased by his wife and daughters from the profits of their own labour.
Francis Gray 
Affirmed to and declared before the Hustings Court of Lynchburg on the 9th day of June 1820.
W. W. Nowell Clk 
Corporation of Lynchburg, Va Sct
I William W Nowell clerk of the Hustings Court for the Corporation aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing
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affirmation and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of 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 aforesaid exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office and of said Court on this 1st day of February in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty one, and in the 45th year of the Com'th. 
Wm. W. Nowell, Clk 
Hustings Court
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State of Virginia  }
Mount Jackson   }
Shenandoah County Towit}

On this day 28th day of August personally appeared before me Jonathan Shull Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, Daniel Gray of the town aforesaid, a Revolutionary Soldier and a respectable citizen of county & state aforesaid, and who after being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he was married the 16th day of June 1787. And that Francis Gray my brother was married to Eleanor Hemming some time previous he says some two years or upwards before, he thinks they had one child born at that time. He says that he has seen and examined that the family record of the said Francis Gray and that he believes the insertion of the Marriage of Francis & Eleanor Gray June the 23rd day 1785 was done by his brother Francis Gray in his own proper hand writing. He further states that his brother was in and served as a soldier and officer of the Revolution upwards of three years in the Continental line. 
Daniel Gray

Sworn to and subscribed on the 28th day of August 1838 before me Jonathan Shull a Commonwealth's Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 28th day of August 1838
 Jonathan Shull Justice Peace
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Virginia
                Shenandoah County towit
                      I Philip Williams Clerk of the said County Court do hereby certify that Jonathan Shell before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has certified the same was at the time of  doing the same one of the Acting Justices of the peace in and for the said County and that full faith & credit is due and ought to be given to all such his official Acts as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
    In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the Seal of said County this 30th day of August 1838 in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth
                 P. Williams   Cl, S, C
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Family Record

Maria S Gray Born September 7, 1786
William W Gray Bron May 4 1788
French S Gray Born March 22 1790
Robert H Gray Born October 12 1792
Eleanor F Gray Born September 17 1795
Lucy S Gray Born Novemebr 4 1797
Died August 19 1807
Albert Gray Born May 3 1802
French S Gray Died Dec 1820
Eleanor F Gray Died July 1822
Maria S Gray Died February 9 1831
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FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.  MARRIAGES.
Francis & Gray Eleanor Gray was married the 23 of June 1785

Lynchburg, Campbell County, State of Virginia S.S. on this 15th day of August 1838 personally the appeared before me Samuel Nowlin a justice of the peace for the corporation of Lynchburg in the county of Campbell Robert H Gray who first being duly sworn according to law doth on this oath, say that he believes the above record of the marriage of Francis and Eleanor  Gray the 23rd June 1785 as well as the within record of the births of their children Maria, William, French, Robert, Eleanor, Lucy, and Albert is in the handwriting of Francis Gray, decd a Revolutionary officer (his father) who was a pensioner under the law of 1818 and died in April 1827

Robert H Gray {seal}

The above certificate was subscribed and sworn to before me a justice of the peace for the corporation of Lynchburg this 15th day of August 1838
Samuel Nowlin J.P.C.L.
The deponant Robert H Gray further says that his age is correctly stated in the within family record and he has always understood the ages of Maria, William, and French Gray to be what they are stated to be in the within record
Sam'l Nowlin J.P.
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727
Declaration of 
Mrs Eleanor Gray
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Declaration of Mrs. Eleanor Gray.  In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows - 

Lynchburg, Campbell County and State of Virginia SS.

On this 15th day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before one Samuel  Nowlin a Justice of the peace for the Corporation of Lynchburg in the County of Campbell and the State of Virginia, Mrs. Eleanor Gray (the widow of Francis Gray decd) aged 74 years - a resident of the Town of Lynchburg in the county aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Francis Gray decd a Revolutionary subaltern officer,  first of cavalry and afterwards of Infantry, in the Continental line of service - who served most of his time in North and South Carolina, was at the battle of Eutaw Springs He was wounded in the left side of his head at Linear's [sic Lenud's] Ferry in South Carolina losing part of his left ear -- was taken prisoner, his wound dressed by the British surgeon, was discharged and afterwards attached himself to the army again as a Lieutenant of Infantry. And owing to his bad state of health, he was afterwards granted leave of absence from the Army on Furlough;  And so remained she believes until the end of the war --he then settled in Culpepper County in Virginia  - where he was raised, in which said county he was married to your petitioner, Eleanor Gray - (whose maiden name was Hening, the 23rd June 1785.  In the year 1793, he removed to Albermarle County
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Virginia, and in the year 1800 he removed to Campbell County Virginia - and in the year 1802 he removed to Lynchburg in said County where he remained untill his death, which was on the 27th of April 1827.  And further your petitioner Eleanor Gray considers it unnecessary for her to say in regard to her husbands services, inasmuch as there is sufficient documentary and record proof, in the War Department to show that he served more than two years in the Revolutionary War, and the aforesaid Eleanor Gray further says that her husband Francis Gray, did receive half pay pension under the law of March 1818 up to the time of his death - and she further says that she was married to the aforesaid Francis Gray on the 23rd of June 1785 as will appear by the Family record, taken from the Family Bible - which record of the marriage of Francis and Eleanor Gray, the 23rd June 1785 as well as the record of the births of their children Maria, William, French, Robert, Eleanor, Lucy and Albert Gray - in the hand writing of her decd husband the aforesaid Francis Gray - and she further says that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband Francis Gray the 27th of April 1827 up to this time- That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, Viz: at the time above stated,

Eleanor Gray

The above Declaration was subscribed & sworn to before me a Justice of the Peace for the Corporation of Lynchburg on the 15th day of August 1838

Samuel Nowlin J. P,

Mrs. Gray is a feeble woman and she would be attended with some inconvenience for her to attend Court.

Saml. Nowlin J. P.
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I certify that to my knowledge Francis Gray and Eleanor Gray lived together many years in Lynchburg as man & wife. I was present and assisted in the last offices performed to him after his death and have known Eleanor Gray mentioned in the ---- declaration ever since his death as the widow of Francis Gray Deceased Given under my hand the 15th day of August 1838.

Samuel Nowlin  J. P.

Virginia

Corporation of Lynchburg to wit

I James Benagh clerk of the Hustings Court held in and for the Corporation aforesaid in the State of Virginia aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel Nowlin who has signed the preceding certificates at the Justice of the Peace is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said Corporation duly elected and qualified to serve as such from the fourth day of April 1838 until April Court in the year 1839 that the foregoing signatures are genuine and that all due faith and credit is and of right is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such is well within all courts of record as without. In testimony whereof I here unto sign my name as clerk and affix the official seal of the Hustings Court of Lynchburg this 15th day of August 1838 and the 63rd of the Commonwealth.
James Benagh clk
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
EEL

July 23, 1930

Mr. A.B. Andrews
Dayton Hosiery Hills
Dayton, Tennessee

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.7575, that Francis Gray enlisted in Culpeper County, Virginia (where he was reared) December 28, 1778, for three years, served as a private in Captain John Watts' Company, Colonel Benjamin Temple's First Regiment of Dragoons, was in the siege of Savannah, and at the battles of Honk's Corner and Ianneau's Ferry on the Santee River, in South Carolina, where he was severely wounded by a broad sword which took off the greater part of his left ear and entered his skull, resulting in loss of hearing, and at this time was also taken prisoner but was soon after paroled and returned home and in September, 1750, was commissioned Ensign and served as such and as Lieutenant in Captain Benjamin Lawson's Company, Colonels John Green's, Samuel Hawes' and Febiger's Virginia Regiments, was in the battles of Guilford, Camden and Eutaw Springs and served until the close of the war.

In 1793, he moved to Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1800, to Campbell County, Virginia, and in 1802, to the city of Lynchburg in said Campbell County.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was residing in Lynchburg, Virginia, and was aged about sixty-two years.  In 1820, he also stated that he was sixty-two years old, no explanation made of this discrepancy in age.

He died April 24 or 27, 1827, in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The soldier married June 23, 1785, in Culpeper County,

[handwritten in top left margin] said not use Capt Yansey, because he was only a LT during Francis Gray's [illegible] and was possibly only his [illegible] officer [illegible...] see Heitman
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Virginia, Eleanor, the daughter of David and Mary Hening or Henning. 

She was allowed pension on her application executed August 15, 1838, at which time she was aged seventy-four years and resided in Lynchburg, Virginia.

She died August 31, 1839.

They had the following children:

Maria S. born September 7, 1786, died February 9, 1831.
William Waller " May 4, 1788.
French S. " March 22, 1790, died December --, 1820.
Robert H. " October 12, 1792, in 1839, a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia.
Eleanor F. " September 17, 1795, died July --,1822.
Lucy S. " November 4, 179 7, " August 19, 1807.
Albert " May 3, 1802, " September --, 181 [illegible: likely an 8 or 9]

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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772 (crossed out) 727

Eleanor Gray
widow of Francis Gray

Virg Roll
act 7 July 1838

[crossed out: Private 9 mo. 15 days]
Ensign - [crossed out: 1 year] 9 1/2 15
Lieut. [crossed out: 2 mo. 15 days] 14 1/2
[crossed out: $184 per an.]
$288.32

Send Cert: to Mr. R. H. Gray
Lynchburg
Va
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Virginia 352
Eleanor Gray 
widow of Francis Gray
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 18 1828
and who died on the 27th April 1827
of Campbell Co. in the State of  Virginia
who was a Lt. Ensign in the ____ commanded
by Captain _____ of the ______ commanded
by _____ in the  Revolution
[marked out: line] for Ensign 9 1/2 months
Lieut. 14 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia Richmond 
at the rate of 288 Dollars   32 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Oct.
1838 and sent to Mr. R. H. 
Gray Lynchburg Va
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '38          720.80
Semi-annual allowance ending Mar '39   144.16
                              $864.96 
[Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book A    Vol. 2    Page 178




Increased from $184
Letter to Mr. R. H. Gray  16 Oct. 1838
do. to same March 18 1839
Paid at the Treasury and
the Act of the C. April 18 
from 4th March to 31 Aug 
1839, the day of her death 
Agt  notified 17 Nov 1840
Letter to Hon. John Bell 28 Apl '40
letter to R.H. Gray Mar 24 1843
same Apl 12 '54
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FREE
Va   352
Eleanor Gray 

7 July  '38
P. Waldo Esq
Comm. of pensioners
Washtn City
D. C.
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FREE
Va 352
Eleanor Gray
7 July '38
P. Waldo Esq
Comm. of pensions
Washtn City
D.C.
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Va.
Eleanor Gray dec'd.
Issue in lieu of the
within new certificate
payable to Executor instead
of Administrator, &
notify Pension Agent.

R. H. Gray
Lynchburg
Va.

[postmark:  LYNCHBURG  MAY 6]
Free
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Lynchburg May 5th 1854
Sir
Enclosed is the pension certificate of Eleanor Gray to be corrected . you have made me the Admr. instead of the Ex'r..  as it should. and as the certificate of the Court of Lynchburg will show recently filed on which to obtain this very balance.  How  the clerk could have made such a blunder with the records of the Court before him I can not imagine. Please correct, and return without delay.
Respectfully,
Robt. H Gray Ex'r.
of Eleanor Gray dec'd.
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Revy Widow, & C. 
File No. 7572
Eleanor Gray
Widow
Francis Gray
Lieut. Rev War
Act: July 7, 1938
Index:-Vol. A, Page 286
[Arrangement of 1870]

1930 - July 23 - Hist To
A-B. Andrewo, EEL
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At a count of Hustings held for the corporation of Lynchburg at the court house on Monday the 7th day of October 1839. 
The last will and testament of Eleanor Gray dec'd, was produced in court and proved by the oath of Margaret Toles a subscribing witniss thereto and continued for further proof.
And at court of Hustings of quarterly session continued and held for the corporation of Lynchburg at the court house on Wednesday the 6th day of November 1839
The will of Eleanor Gray dec'd. was further proved by the oath of Wm J Holcombe a subscribing witness thereto, and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Robert H Gray the executor therein named who made oath thereto, and together with Samuel Garland his security entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of seventeen hundred dollars Conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat of the said will in due form
Copies Teste
James Benagh, ck 

At court of Hustings of quarterly sessions continued and held for the corporation of Lynchburg at the Court house on Wednesday the 6th day of November 1839. 
Ordered that is be certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Mrs. Eleanor Gray dec'd. who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of two hundred and eighty eight dollars and thirty two cents per annum, was a resident of said Corporation of Lynchburg in the state of Virginia at the time of her death, which was on the 31st day of August 1939. That she, the said Eleanor Gray, left her Children one of whom, Robert H. Gray, she appointed her executor.

A copy Teste
James Benagh, ck
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State of Virginia }
City of Lynchburg Towit} 
I,. James Benagh, Clerk of the Court of Hustings for the City of Lynchburg in the State of Virginia do certify that that the foregoing, being [marked out: ex] matters in relation to the death of Mrs. Eleanor Gray and probat of her will are true transcripts from the record of said Court

Given under my hand as Clerk and the seal of said Court this 24th day of April 1852 and in the 78th year of the Commonwealth
James Bernagh, ck.
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[partial post mark  CHG VA Apr 20]
frd.
Honble John C. Calhoun
Secty at War
Washington.
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free

Honble John C. Calhoun
Secty at war
Washington

[vertically at right:  Mr Edwards Rec'd 24 April 1821]
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J. C. Calhoun Esq.
Lynchburg, Virgini
April 19, 1821
Mr Francis Gray of this Town was allowed a pension of $20 per month under the first act of Congress for the relief of revolutionary soldiers &c. He forwarded last summer a declaration under the amended act, and, not hearing from the department, sent, during the month of January 1821, a second copy of said declaration--and has received no notification of any decision on his case.
He feels very solicitous to know his fate and desires me to trouble the department with this communication, which I, reluctantly, comply with--
If there be any informality, and he can ascertain in what, it may be remedied.
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nothing but symathy [sic] for his present dependent situation and gratitude for his past services could induce me to trespass on your attention.
very respectfully
your obdt. servt.
Wm M Rives
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Payment to be made
at Richmond
by J. Brockenbrough, Esq'r.
Agent for paying Pension-
ers, in the Agency of 
Richmond

First payment to be made
on the 31st December,
1838, and on the 4th
March and 4th Septem-
ber in each year there-
after.

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book A. Vol. 2
Page 178 by
D. Brown Clerk.

[marked out:  [?] a new certificate for $192.91 per annum & send to R. H. Gray Lynchburg Va
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Five years Pension.

I certify that in conformity with the first section of the act of July 7, 1838, Eleanor Gray, of Virginia widow of Francis Gray who was a Private, Ens'n, & Lieut. in the War of the Revolution and died on the 27th day of April 1827 is entitled to receive five year's pension at the rate of one hundred & eighty four dollars [marked out: and ___cents] per annum [marked out: month], commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death of marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.
Given at the4 War Office of the United States, this seventeenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
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No. 14587
[marked out:  ACT OF FEBRUARY 18, 18[??] WAR [?]  3138]

Francis Gray
Liut.
Va Line
Revolution  

[ink stamp: REJECTED]
Discharged ____, 18

4038

H'f Pay--Act 1780
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Increase of pension 
in the case of
Eleanor Gray
Act July 7, 1838
 [?]
The enclosed are records from the Hustings Court of the City of Lynchr. Va. Showing that  Ro. H. Gray is the Exe'r. of said Eleanor dec'd.
Ro H Gray  Exe'r.
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DAYTON HOSIERY MILLS
INCORPORATED 1913
SPRING CITY HOSIERY MILLS
MILLS AT
DAYTON, TENN.
SPRING CITY, TENN.
A.B.ANDREWS, MANAGER
DAYTON, TENN.
May 26, 1930.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you be good enough to advise if your office has any records of Lieut. Francis Gray [underlined] of the Continental Line from Virginia; three years service during the Revolution. Was he given a pension or did his widow get a pension.
Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
ABA: ZLR
A.B Andrews.
PENSION A MAY 28 1930 US OFFICE[Postmark]
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Francis Gray
Private         962
1st Reg't. Lt. Dragoon, in the 
Virginia Line of the Revolut'y. Army
[? of Disability- not stated [?] the 
[?]tary, the Affidavits of two Surgeons or Physicians who examined the applicant to prove that no disability derives from the alleged wound excepting "a partial loss of hearing."
Time of closing the Testimony, not "particularly noted" as the  Law prescribes; but neither 
his omission nor several other defects are of 
any importance; since the Certification of the Surgeons above stated, totally 
invalidates the Claim.
Ent. P. 12.  Ra
Rejected- 962
Rec'd and Noted on Bl  31 Oct 18??
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Brief in the case of Eleanor Gray, dec'd widow of Francis
County and State of VA
Act July 7 1838
Claim ( [crossed out: "original"]  "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
She was pensioned under the Act of 1838 at $288.32 per annum, - [crossed out: He Appea] Her husband appears on Mr. G[?]'s Books, as a [?]ar's man, & he is shown by the Rolls of the Office of the Third Auditor to have served
[crossed out: (If for increase.)  Has additional evidence bee filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?]
over 2 yrs. The case is, therefore in arrears to $320 deducting $288.32
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office
November 12th, 1840.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The executor of Eleanor Gray, dec'd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Two hundred + 88  Dollars and 32 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 31st of August, 1839.  The day of her death.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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[postmark: LYNCHBURG VA APR 25]
[stamp '10' marked out with multiple lines]
Eleanor Gray
Va w 38

Loren P Waldo Esq
Comm'r of Pensions
Wash City
D. C.
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Lynchburg Apl 24, 1854
Sir
Enclosed are the records in the case Eleanor Gray Rob H Gray her Ex'r [?] with the seals the 6 acres affixed as directed. Please forward the certificate for Increase as early as practicable.
Respectfully
Rob H Gray
Ex'r. of Eleanor Gray dec'd
the 31st Augt 1839
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31 Aug 39 [1839]
Eleanor Gray
288.32  [$288.32]
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Eleanor Gray, Act 1838, $288.32 per annum. 
Died 31 August 1839.  Paid
F. Bush
Auditor
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Pension Office
April 28 1854

Sir Eleanor Gray, Virginia Rolls, act July 7 1838, at $288.32 per annum. Please state to what time paid. 

Very respectfully
L P Waldo
Com'r of Pensions

F Burt Esq
Third Auditor

Triplett
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I Nath'l Gray of Fauq'r County Va. do certify that my brother Francis Gray Inlisted [sic] under Cap't Robert Yancy as a soldier in the Dragoon Service for three years and remained in that service untill [sic] he was appointed Lieutenat [sic] in the Infantry in Colo. Jno. Green's Regiment and as well as my memory serves, I think in the two situations, he must have served at least three years in the army--I also certify that in the year 1785 I was at my brothers weding [sic] when he maried [sic] Eleanor Hening a daughter of David Hening of Culpeper County. Now the said Eleanor Garay [sic] the widow of said Francis Gray claiming a pention [sic] under Government is now living.
Nath. Gray

Virginia
Fauquier County, to witt
This 3rd day of September 1838 personally appeared before me Mr. N Parrott a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid Mr Nathaniel Gray a respectable citizen of the county aforesaid who first being sworn according to law doth on his oath say, that the above affidavit to which his name is subscribed contains the truth to the best of his knowledge and belief--Given under my hand and seal the day and year first above written.
John H. Parrott {seal}
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Virginia, Fauquier County, to wit: 
I Alexander J Marshall Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John H. Parrott whose name is subscribed to the preceding certificate is now and was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commesioned and qualified to act as such, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as these out, and that the said signature purporting to be his is genuine. 

Testimony where of, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 3rd day of September 1838, and in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth. 

A. J. Marshall b.b.
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Com'r  July 30
Francis Gray
Va [?] 1818

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Ans July 30, 1838

FREE

[postmark:  LYNCHG VA  JUL 26]
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J L Edwards
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington City

[ineligible] July 30
Francis Gray
Wash - 1818

[stamped] FREE
[stamped] Lynchg VA Jul 26

[ineligible] July 30, 1838
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Lynchburg July 25, 1838

Dear Sirs, I am informed verbally that a law was passed during the last session of Congress that extended the benefit of the pensions law of 1836 (for the benefit of widows of Revolutionary soldiers) to all who were married as late as 1794. if there is such a law you will confer a great favour by transmittitting [sic] through mail an abstract of it containing the substance, and intent of, the bill. By the law of 34 my mother Eleanor Gray (widow of Francis Gray, a Lieutenant in Revolutionary war, continental lines), was excluded. My Father, not having married, till 1785 - 2 years after the close of the war. This was an extreme hard case and had the principle been established during the war that none but the widow of the married man during the struggle for independance [sic], should enjoy this after benefits of their patriotic services. I do assure you on this principle of fair reasoning that the inestimable blessings of civil and religious liberty which we now enjoy would have been very much protracted; for blessings of ranks, in the regular line, caused by desertion , or parole, for the purpose of marrying after the Spartan policy would have been the consequence. Besides, an officer or soldier without any incumbrance is capable of, and will perform more military services than a man of family. For while the latter will lose more time by reason of absence or parole. As for his family, the former will be stimulated to the performance of his duties, and to deeds of valor and patriotism, by the consideration of gaining the renown [sic] of his countenance, and the esteem of the fair.
I would also solicit information as regard to deceased wounded revolutionary officers, who [?] themselves, widows, or heirs have ever received any pension in consideration of the same and who too became incapacitated for business many year previous to his death, by consequence of mental infirmity caused by a wound in the head with a broadsword while in the Cavalry in an action at Linneau  [sic: Lenud's?] Ferry S. Carolina while on a foraging party and taken prisoner - his
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wounds dressed and unchanged - This was my Fathers case - who afterwards attached himself to the Infantry and I do consider that the existence of my Father was shortened many years in consequence of the wound in his head leaving a widow entirely dependent on her children for support. While my Father Francis Gray was prosecuting his claim to a pension for the wound rec'd the law of 1818 was passed - granting 1/2 monthly pay to those who had served 2 years, or more, or to the end of the war - at the same time requiring those who were receiving pensions for wounds, or otherwise to relinquish all such claims - should they elect to come under the law of 1818. But, whether they forfeited or surrendered the pension justly due them up to 1818, is the question - now there is no doubt I suppose that if my father had equally proved the wound, he would have rec'd a pension up to 1818 - and if so, why is it not competent for his widow, or heirs to do so if they can? and get the benefit of the pension law for wounded soldiers up to 1818 - my father had procured evidence in relation to his wounds previous to 1818 and my mother thinks they were left at the war office when he went on to Washington, thinking he had sufficient evidence to substantiate his claim - and if so, I doubt not, that the evidence deposited, together with the circumstantial traditionary and perhaps other more positive character which might be obtained - would be satisfactory to the Sec'y of war or yourself - provided, this late time of day does not bar this application or claim. More especially as that [?]-faced policy of the executive in regard to evidence has been somewhat relaxed - my Father was entitled to 2666 acres land, and also to commutation pay both of which stand for the benefit of Ja's Green of Culpepper but, whether my father made a bona fide sale of the land or only transferred it to Green, to locate our shares, I know not - To a part of it, I am told Green claim is very questionable - on the principle that the laborer is worthy of his hire I should like you to investigate these several subjects for me and send me the result by letters. (under your frank) I expect to be in Washington as soon as I ascertain the tenor of the late law - if so it offers any inducement after I have obtained legal proof of my mothers marriage. 
Robert Hening Gray
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NB. For fear I was explicit enough I will observe that my Father drew a pension under the law of 1818 until his death in 1827, my father served most of his time in N. and S. Carolina - was at the battle of Eutaw Springs S.C. and put as at the battles of Gilford [sic]  N.C. Cambden [sic] S.C. entered the service as a private in the Cavalry and was promoted to Lieut. belonged perhaps to Blands, afterwards Washingtons reg't Watts was either his Captain or belonged to the same reg't
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To the Secretary for the department of War of the United States
Washington
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Lynchburg, Campbell County Virginia 10th June 1819
Sometime in the last  year, I suppose probably in the month of March, Francis Gray, a citizen of this place made a declaration upon oath by affirmation before me one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia aforesaid, which declaration by me was reduced to writing on which was set forth so far as I considered at that time neccesary this declaration justified the time and character of services which he rendered as a Lieutenant in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary War; which writing with my certificate directed to the Secretary for the department of War of hte United States, he forwarded as he now states by the United States mail from the post office at this place according to its direction with the expectation of obtaining thereby the provision lately made by an Act of Congress for certain persons who were engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. But having as yet heard nothing on that subject from the proper department and therefore doubting whether his declaration aforesaid has over reached the Secretary aforesaid, he has again applied to me to receive his declaration anew & to send the same a second time to the department of War and I William Daniel, one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia do certify that the aforesaid Frances Gray being by me by affirmation duly sworn
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hath this day made before me the following declaration that is to say, that he the said Frances Gray in December 1778 enlisted as a common soldier in the fourth troop of the first Regiment of Dragoons of the Virginia line on continental establishment; the troop being commanded by Captain John Watts, of the Regiment by Col Benjamin Temple for the term of three years in which service he continued about twenty months, and was severely wounded; after which sometime he thinks in the year 1780 he received a Commission as Lieutenant in the Sixth Virginia Regiment on continental establishment [written above] commanded at that time by Col Samuel Haws in which he continued until the End of the War; was at the siege of Ninety Six, at the Battle of the Eutaw Springs, at the Guildford Courthouse & at Campdon and various other smaller affairs [written above] with the Enemy in the South.
And that he is now in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of this Country for support. And on the day first above written John Holcombe Deputy Sergeant for the corporation of Lynchburg aforesaid came also before me & being by me first sworn,  saith that he is well acquainted with the above named Francis Gray and with his circumstances & situation in life, & considers him in very indigent circumstances, and I being thus satisfied (as also from my personal acquaintance with the said Francis Gray & John Holcombe, knowing them to be respectable & credible persons) that the said Francis Gray was engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary against the common Enemy for the term of nine months and more; and that
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the said Francis Gray, is now in reduced circumstances & needs the aid of the Country for support do hereby certify the same and send the proceeding before one hand to the Secretary for the department of War of the United States to enable the said Francis Gray to obtain the provision lately made by an act of Congress for certain persons who were engaged in the land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, under my hand and seal there being no official seal this the day first above written.
Wm Daniel [hand drawn seal]
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J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
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Lynch'g Oct 12 1838
Sir, Enclosed I return to you this certificate of pension you sent me in favour of  Ms Eleanor Gray for $184 per an. and with it my thanks for the attention you have bestowed to this subject - in answer to my last letter you say, the case of Mrs. Eleanor Gray has been re-examined, and a pension of $192.91 is now allowed her instead of $184 - The error you say was in estimating the services of the solider as a private of Infantry, instead of Calvary- and you think there is no other error in his case - there may be no other error; but I think I can convince you, that you have made a very important omission to his injury. You date his services from Oct 15, 1780 to Oct 15 1781. as an Ensign - and to the 31st dec'r 1781 as a Lieut-at which time you say he retired - Now as regards this fact, you are certainly mistaken - for my father never would have rec'd his 5 years commutation pay $1600, his 200 acres land, and $320 for his services from the 31th Dec 1781 to the 31st Dec 1782 - if he had retired at the end of the year 1781 - for this 1/2 pay for life, and the 200 acres land is in consideration of the service of the office, to the end of the war - and the 5 years full pay in hand, is in commutation of the 1/2 pay for life. If I understand aright, the state of Virginia at the end of the year 1781, transferred the continental troops raised by her over to the Gen'l Government - and from that time they were in her pay- and in confirmation of this fact, you will see in my fathers a/c in the 3rd Aud. Office (Mr. Hagner) that he is entitled to one years more service as a Lieut, than you allowed him that is, from the 31st Dec 1781 to 31st Dec 1782 - nor did he retire then, (that is withdrawn from the service) or else the official  printed (pamphlet) document is not to be depended on; for my fathers name (as I said in my last letter) is among those offices that were in actual service to the end of the war - (See Mr. Gordons Office) I showed the certificate I rec'd from the Aud's Office in Richmond to Mr. Hagner and he compared it with my Fathers a/c - and I understood both of you to say that the settlement of his a/c to the end of the year
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1782, allowing him a Lieut's pay of $320 for that year was sufficient evidence, upon which, to allow the widows pension to that time - I fear sir, that my last letter was so long you did not read it attentively as according to the view I there took, you cannot allow the widow of Francis Gray less than $240 p-an. that being the sum my father rec'd under the law of 1818 and the law of 1832 gives the election to the pensioner to draw under either 1818 or 1832 provided he relinquishes under the other - and the law of 1838 says explicitly that the widow shall be entitled to receive the same annuity, or pension that the officer would have rec'd if he had been alive at the time the law of 1832 was passed - now as my father would have taken $240 instead of $192.91, so is his widow entitled to the same that he would have rec'd. I merely refer to this view of the subject, as an alternative (being the least sum she can receive) provided, there should be mistakes, or impediment in regard to the service of my father from dec 31st 1781 to dec 31st 1782. 
By the statement you sent me, my mothers claim is strengthened- throwing the Ensigns Service back to Oct 1780 - and which I think I could have proven if I have been privileged to have a adduced personal testimony - your information in regard to soldiers services being superior to mine; and your access to record evidence being more ready - I should have at this stage of the investigation, permitted you to close the a/c without another word; were it not that I am convinced it is an entire oversight in you in not bringing the last years' service of my father into the a/c - and this being done there would be no necessity for bringing the service of the soldier into the a/c at all. For 1 year and 2 1/2 mo. as a Lieut. at $320, and 9 1/2 mo. as an Ensign to make 2 years at $240 p. an. is $288.33. the true sum that my mother is entitled to--I shall not be satisfied with $192.91 until you lay the matter before the Att. Gen'l and send me his opinion in writing - unless upon further examination you see your error - In that event you will send the corrected certificate for $288.33 her just dues.
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But whatever may be the result, I wish you to make an explicit statement, showing why neither of my positions (should it be so) can be maintained - that is, the $288.33 or the $240 - I shall close by requesting that you will send me a true copy of my Fathers a/c from the 3rd Aud. Office when you find the certificate of pension - yours respectfully - 
Ro. H Gray

NB . I handed to you the papers in Mr. Blairs case of Amherst County - and directed the certificate to be sent to his son Jno S Blair Lynch'g and inasmuch as it has not come to hand - his is uneasy least [sic] there should be some difficulty in the matter - if so, he wishes you to inform me, when you send on my mothers certificate -
Ro. H Gray

It appears from the records, in this office that L't Francis Gray of the Virginia line of the Revolutionary Army has been paid for his services to the 31th December 1782.
Treasury Department
3d. Auditors Office
16th October, 1838
Peter Hagner Aud
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Lynchg VA Sep 27



Eleanor Gray 
J L Edwards
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Ly: I nch  Sep 26, 1838
Dear Sir, I have ever been  a supporter of the democratic Administration of my country from principle; and take great pleasure in supporting the present one of the vital and all absorbing question of Finance - and would dislike to be compelled to complain of the esecutive [executive] acts of any of its officers particularly at this time of political strife - yet when an individual considers him, or herself manifestly wronged, tho it should be in the honest and conscientious discharge of the duties of the officer - yet they have a right to complain; and to have the wrong done adjusted: I complain of a wrong done my Mother, in not allowing her as much as she is entitled to under the laws of 7 June 1832 and 7 July 1838 - and too for your want of disposition to give satisfaction to claimants; for if you had made a statement showing the principle upon which you made the allowance, both as an officer and soldier as well as the time of service of each allowed - I might have been satisfied and you would not have been troubled again.  You saw from the few lines I last addressed you, that I escpected [expected] pay as an officer for 16 or 19 mo which is proof of record which at $320 p'an would be $213 or $248 of itself - without taking into estimation 5 or 8 mo service as a soldier (out of 32 mo which he served as such) to make up the 2 years service required to entitle her to the full pay of an ensign for 1 1/2 mo as Lieut for 17 1/2 mo and 5 mo as a soldier - Then allowing the ensigns pay at the same as the Lieut.  The whole would be about $245.  Thus, 16 mo is the 2/3 of 24 mo which at $320 p'an would be $213 - 8 mo is the 1/3 of 24 mo at $94 p'an would be $32.  This is the least possible sum I consider my Mother entitled to p-an and a liberal construction of the law of 32m would give her $320 p'an for the 32 mo service as a soldier would more than make up the 5 or 8 year deficiency as an officer - and again, although my Fathers age is closed at the end of the year 1782 - yet, his name being among the list officers, that was in actual service at the end of the war which was aft 1783 his services might in all good conscience by you, be estimated up to that time - which would be 19 mo as an officer and 5 mo as a soldier; which would make his pension $268 p-an the next least sum - again, my Father and his commutation pay, and 200 acres land, in consideration of his services to the end of the war (abt 1782) surely then, this is sufficient evidence of service to this time, whereon to allow the widows pension.
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But he, to put an end to all cavilling, if you still persist in your decision of the am't allowed, I must appeal to the Sec'y. of War, and the Att. Gen'l. for their opinion in writing and sent me by mail on this case they having my letter, the law, and the whole matter fully before them--no former decisions I think of the att Gen'l. on this feature of the law of the 7 June 32 would bear you out in allowing so small a sum as $184--Let us review this case--and the principles upon which the law of June 32 was founded, and its objects--Then we say, that the law of 1832 was designed to increase the pay of pensioners under the law of 1818, as well as to let in others, without regard to property disqualification: For it requires, that they shall relinquish under the law of 1818 as well as all former laws---if they accept under the law of 32--clearly implying, that it was a more liberal provision for the old worn out Revolutionary soldier--But, is it a more liberal provision in my Fathers case!  It seems not--The law has a promise of bread! But you, give us a stone, my Father enjoyed a pension of $200 p. an. under the law of 1818 * but, under this noted law of liberality of 1832 had he been alive when it passed--you would have curtailed his pay to $18[?] p. an. (or held him on to the provisions of 1818) where it was clearly intended his pension should be increased--and in as much as no man of common sense would accept of $184 instead of $200 (it being his right under the law of 32 to elect) it clearly shows that you cannot allow the Widow of Francis Gray less than $200 p. an. The sum that he was entitled to both under the law of 1382 and 1818 and as the law of 7th July 1838 says, "the widow is entitled to receive the same annuity, or pension which might have been allowed to her husband, if living, at the time.  The act was passed so then, by simple arithmetic we show, that as he would have taken $200 instead of $184--so she will be entitled the same pension that would have been allowed to him. This is another view of the case, and is clearly sound, or the law of 32 is of such an anomalous character, as not clearly to make provision for this class of cases at all.  But, we now take stronger ground than this--Further compilation of the pension act (oct 1832) att. Gen'l. Tancy says, If an applicant has served in different grades for a time sufficient to entitle him to a pension, it must be graduated by the time of service in each" and the service for which the law intends to remunerate him, is the service he performed during the prescribed period of time, and
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it measures the compensation by the rank in which the service was rendered, that is in the last 2 years of his service for surely it never was intended by the Att. Gen'l that a claimant who had served 16 or 19 mo. as an officer, and 32 mo. as a soldier - would be entitled to less than one who had served 16 or 19 mo. as an officer and only 5 or 8 as a soldier, so as hardly to make up the 2 years - and is a proof of his meaning he used the words " a time sufficient", that is, just sufficient to entitle him to full pay - and then the rank to govern the compensation. But Att. Gen'l Butler May the 2nd 1834 (still later) takes more liberal grounds - In the case of Thos. Hubbard; he says "there is nothing in the language of the law which very plainly shows that the deficiency of rank, might not be made up by length of service; so as to give the party a captains pay, or full pay of any lower rank and this is the true Spirit of the law, that length of service should be thrown into the scale to make up the deficiency of rank - at least so much as will constitute full pay- But I am in hopes the state of the treasury will not operate to curtail or disparage the just claim of a poor widow - because of effects produced - that is the expenditure might be increased" I fear sir you have based your calculation, and made the aforementioned wrong construction of Mr. Tancys opinion - taking the whole 51 mo. service into estimation, both as an officer, and soldier - For the 32 mo. service as a soldier, added to 19 mo. as an officer - and then divided by the 4 years and 3 mo. or whole time of service makes about the amt allowed - But, Great God Almighty! You certainly don't take so unjust and incorrect a view of the subject, and construction of the law of 1832 as this? By this rule sir, you would allow a claimant who had served 19 mo as an officer, and only 5 as a soldier, more than one who had served 19 mo as an officer and 32 mo. as a solider*. Why sir this would be most manifestly unjust and Congress never could have intruded to give less to one who had served 4.5 or 6 years in the Revolution, in the capacity of soldier, and officer; less than one who had served barely 2 years - merely because, the officer, had not served quite 2 years For if the long service of the soldier, is to disparage the service of the officer; we will throw off the soldiers services altogether and then be entitled to $248 - but we have a right to the whole of the officers service; and take only so much of the soliders as will make the 2 years - this you cant gainsay - you give no encouragement to length of service - when the whole object of the several pension acts since 1778 was to encourage long service or else the army could not have been sustained. I will now
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I will now bring my letter to a close hoping that you will give this case au. early, aud. favourable view and decision; without thinking hard of this trouble I again put you to - I thought probably the mistake was made by [illegible] of the clerk, who was not quite so well acquainted with his arithmetic - Whether the pension should be increased by the decision of the Att. Gen'l or not, inform me of it by mail, and if increased, I will send the present certificate back - and then you can send me the corrected one - nothing in this letter is intended as personal or disrespectful to you -But altogether official - Yours ho,
Ro. H. Gray
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*and he was only a 9 mo officer under the law of 1818 - But now 19 mos as an officer, and 31 mo as a soldier - I think the increase of pension should be on the side of the latter - 
*Capt Yanceys certificate proves that he enlisted as a private in the calvary 28th Dec 1778 and served as such until he got an Ensign commission the 1st Sep 1781 - which is 32 mo- 1 1/2 mo as an Ensign, and 17 1/2 mo as a Lieut up to the close of the war Apr 1788 all this evidence I believe is fully before you - and more personal evidence could be obtained, if you would allow it - to strengthen his claim as an officer - when you write please explain the principle upon which you made this allowance of $184. 
Ro. H. Gray
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Lynchb'g  Sep 12 1838
Sir, Enclosed I send you the corrected certificate of the auditor - the error consists not in the term of service of the officer, but of the money paid-If
I understand you correctly the widow will be entitled to 16 months as an officer and 9 months as a private solider - full pay - but I should think that a liberal construction of the law would consider my Fathers service as extending to the end of the war - inasmuch as he is not on the supernumerary list of officers - but on the lists of those who serve in actual service. I leave the case with you to settle and forward a certificate as soon as possible
Ro. H. Gray
NB. I refer you to Mr Gordons and Mr Hagners office for further information i
In order to satisfy my mother I wish you to state in the envelope containing the certificate that she has lost nothing - from the circumstance of her case not being managed by an attorney but that all has been done that was requisite to get all that was due her. R.H.G.
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Wash City March 29. 1854
Sir,
From the enclosed letter of the 3rd Aud Mr Burt it appears that Lieut Francis Gray of the 6th Va Cont'l Reg. was in actual service to the close of the Revol War Nov 3, 1783 if not later - and which entirely corresponds with his declar'n Act 1818 - wherein he states that he was in service "to the close of the war, and was discharged at Winchester", but which [illegible] of disbanding the Army took place I believe in Decr 83. From the certificate of the Aud'r of Va filed it appears that Francis Gray was Lieut from Oct 1781, which will give a full pension to the widow whereas only about $288 _ cents 
was allowed her in 1839, under the act of July 7. 1838. The Bal you will please issue a certificate for in my name as Exc'r of Eleanor Gray who was the wid of Francis Gray dec'd.
The evidence of my being the Exec of Eleanor Gray will be found in the 3d Aud's office I presume, among the papers upon which the Bal of pension due at her death was paid to me as Exec in the latter part of 1839
Respectfully
Robt H Gray
heir and exc'r of
Eleanor Gray dec'd

Hon Loren P. Waldo
Comr of Pensions

note
Mr Gordon says that Lieut Francis Gray of the 5th Va Cont'l was one of the latest that remained in service to the close of the war from the letter of the 3d Aud'r shown here above and the pension act of March 3, 1837, recognizes Nov. 3, 1783 as the close of the war R.H G
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Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office
March 24th, 1854
Sir,
In addition to the facts stated in my letter to you of the 3d Instant in relation to the service &c. of your father, Francis Gray of the Virginia Line of the Revolution, I have to inform you that the payment made to him as a Lieut, to which I referred in my previous letter, was from the 1st January to the 31st December 1782 a part of which was made by Lt Charles Stokely. Final Settlement certificates issued for his pay
from the 1 January, 1783 to the close of the
war, and his commutation pay
Respectfully
Your Obt. Ser't
F Burt
3d Auditor

Robert A. Gray Esq
Washington City DC
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Robert H Gray Esq
Washington City DC
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Know all men by these presents, that eRobert H Gray and Samuel Garland are held and firmly bound unto Henry M. Didlake Edwin Matthews, Maurice Longhorne and Henry O. Schoolfield, Gent Justices of the peace of the Court of Hustings of the Corporation of Lynchburg now sitting in the sum of seventeen hundred dollars in the payment whereof well and truly to be made to the said justices and their successors. We bind ourselves and each of us our and each of our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 6th day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, the Condition of this obligation is such that if the said Robert H Gray executor of the last will and testament of Eleanor Gray deceased, do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of Robert H. Gray the said executor or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit, to the said Court of Hustings for the Corporation of Lynchburg at such time of the said Robert H. Gray shall be thereto required by the said court and the same goods and chattels and credits as well and truly administer - according to law and make a just and true account of his actings and doings therein, when thereto required by the said court and further do well and truly deliver all the legacies contained and specified in the said will as far as the said goods chattels and credits will extend according to the value thereof and as the law shall charge him then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force,
Robert H Gray  (seal)
Samuel Garland (seal)
Copy Teste
James Benagh ck.
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At a Court of Hustings of Quarterly Sessions held for the Corporation of Lynchburg at the Courthouse on the 3rd day of November 1840.
It is ordered to be certified that Eleanor Gray dec'd, the widow of Francis Gray dec'd, that it appears to the court that the said Eleanor Gray dec'd died having only two children living at her death to wit: Robert H Gray who resides in the Corporation and William Waller Gray who if living resides in parts unknown however he is not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth
Copy Teste
James Benagh, Ck.

State of Virginia
City of Lynchburg
I James Benagh, Clerk of the Court of Hustings for for the City of Lynchburg in the state of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing certificate and the bond annexed are the true transcripts from the record of said Court in relation to the death of Mrs. Eleanor Gray, her heirs and administrators upon her estate.
Given under my hand as Clerk and the seal of said Court this 24th day of April 1854 and in the 78th year of the Commonwealth.
James Benagh, Ck.
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Lynch'g Mar 16, 1843
Sir,
My Father Francis Gray who was an Ensign and Lieut. to the end of the war and had his land and commutation pay - died on the 24th of April 1827 and had he have survived the passage of the Act of 15th May 1828, would have had a pension under that Act. Being of that class of officers that were entitled to the benefit of said Act; his widow Eleanor Gray who died in Aug 31, 1839 - according to the principle laid in the Act of Jul 4 1836, section 2, 4, 5 was entitled to the arrears of pension at the rate of $288.32 that would have been due Francis Gray her husband from his death, to the 3rd of March 1826 - had he survived the passage of the Act of 15th May 1828 for the Act of July 4 ,1836 sets forth that any officer who has served according to the Act of 7 June 1832 and died between the 4th March 1831 and the 7 June 1832 leaving a widow and if no widow, children - such pension as was due him from his death to the 4th March 1831 shall be paid to his widow or children And now I do not see why the benefits of the principle laid down in the above recited Act, should not with equal force apply to and for the benefits of the widow and children of those officers, who died between the 3rd March 1826 and 15th May 1828 - being also of that class of officers who would have been entitled to a pension under the last recited Act. Instead I should suppose that there would be no doubt on the subject inasmuch as the officers entitled under the latter act - were of a higher character of service (serving to the end of the war, either actual, or supernumerary) and consequently deserving higher favour, and consideration at the hand of the Govt. The heirs of Francis Gray and Eleanor Gray therefore, claim of the Gov't the arrears of pension due my Mother Eleanor Gray, through my Father Francis Gray - at $288.32 per an from the 24th April 1827 to the 3rd March 1826. I have
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no doubt myself of the justice, and legallity [sic] of the claim - but through respect to your department, I have preferred receiving your opinion before I proceed formally in the matter. Please let me receive a communication from you on the subject.
yours respectfully
Ro. H. Gray Ad'r Exe'r

NB. There was an Act passed Congress 23rd Aug. 1842 amendatory of the Act of July 7. 1838, and also an Act or resolution the 16th Aug 1842. Explanatory thereof removing the disabilities that widows loboured under from a 2nd Marriage; and also of their having died after the passage of Act of July 1838. And congress has also passed an Act this present past session renewing widows pensions for one year, &c. Be so good as to send me whatever forms are necessary in regard to the above acts declarations, Affidavits or certificates of court &c.. The last form you  sent me, to draw arrearages for the widow under  Act Jul 7, 1838 from the husbands death back to the 4th March 1836, required no Aff'ts of Identity or certificates of Court &c. If such are necessary please send them also
yours Respectfully
Ro. H Gray
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Payment to be made at Richmond by M.D. Newman Esq
Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of
Virginia
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book D Volume 1, Page 269. by Clerk
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States,
of the 7th July 1838, Eleanor Gray deceased widow of Francis Gray, who was a Lieutenant in the Revolution was entitled to a pension and having died on the 31st August 1839, her only surviving children Robert H. Gray and William
Walter Gray are entitled to the amount at the rate of three hundred and twenty dollars per annum, from 4 March 1836 to 31 August 1839, when she died. payable to Robert H. Gray, [marked out: Administrator] Executor after deducting former payments at the rate of two hundred and eighty eight dollars per annum

Given at the Department of the Interior,
this Second day of May
one thousand eight hundred and f

Examined and
Countersigned. }
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the Second day of December 1783, in the name of Francis Gray as Lieut of Infantry for L. 11, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to F. Strother and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782 to wit: as Ensign in 6: Va. regmt from the 1st of September 1781 to the 15 of October following, and a Lieut from the 15 of October 1781 to the 31 of December following. (No Seal of Office)
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 10th day of September 1838. 
AW Morton, clk 
Auditor absent
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I also further certify that it appears from a list of officers names who have received certificates for one and two years advanced pay agreeably to an Act of Assembly passed November Session 1781, that a certificate issued on the 28th day of June 1782 for £90, in the name of Francis Gray a Lieut of Infantry in the Continental line, which certificate appears to have been delivered to Finch Strother. Given under my hand at the Auditors Office Richmond this 10th of Septem. 1808
AW Morton, clk
aud. absent
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Sept. 10th 1783
Inclosed [sic] you have a certificate from Capt. Robert Yancy--with whom I enlisted--of the time I served in the service you have the other documents before sufficient to satisfy you, I hope.  I am entitled to land as and [sic] officer in the line.  If so shall be much obliged to you to get me a certificate properly certified so as to entitle to a warrant at the Registers office.
I am with esteem
Yr &c.
Francis Gray

Col'o Tho's. Merriwether
Hon'd. by            }
Mr. Wm. Strother } Richmond

I do certify that Frances Gray Inlisted [sic] as a soldier in the first Reg't of Dragoons For three years the 28th day of Dec'r. 1778 and befour [sic] the time of his Inlistment [sic] was Expiard [sic] he was appointed and [sic] officer in the foot service and continued as such.
Robert Yancy Capt.
1st. Reg't. Dragoons

Executer Department Richmond Va Aug't 13 1838
The above are true copies of papers filed in the Department
Wm. H Richardson  Secy Com'sr
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Council Chamber October 27th 1783
No 1.925. I do certify, that Mr. Francis Gray is entitled to the proportion of Land allowed a Lieutenant of the Continental Line, for three years service
Thos Merrriwether
Benjamin Harrison 
A Warrant for 2666 2/3 acres issued to Francis Gray
October 29th 1783 
J T Warren  Clk L. Off
Richmond 13th Augt 1838
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Eleanor Gray died 31 Aug 1839
Robert H. Gray & William Waller Gray.
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Cot C Clarks
Certificate
For
Francis Gray
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I do hereby certify that while I served as a member of Congress in the House of Representatives of the U. S. and as well as I now recollect in winter of 1805 Francis Grey then and now of the Town of Luninburg [sic] sent to my care a petition to be presented to the House members [?] compensation for services which he believed he was entitled to as a soldier in the service of the United States from the State of Virginia during the late Revolution war. Whether the petition was presented or not can not certainly say but am impressed it was not, because the submit of a general provision for such cases was before a committee and an  [?] would be unnecessary.
Given under my hand this 3 day My 1814 [?]
Christopher Clark
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To Thomas Humphries, Thomas W Cocke, Robert Morris and George Roberts, Gentlemen.
Whereas application hath been made unto me the undersigned District
Judge of the United States for the District of Virginia on behalf of  Francis Gray a private solider in the first Regiment of the Dragoons of the united States army during the revolutionary war for a commission to take the depositions of sundry persons in order to entitled him to a pension from the Government of the United States for Wounds recieved [sic] in the service of the said united States during the revolutionary war. These are therefore to authorize you to call before you or any two of you such witnesses as the said Francis Gray shall desire, and to take their depositions concerning the same, and the same so taken to certify & transmit to the Secretary of War in the City of Washington in the manner prescribed by the act of Congress in such cases made and provided. Given under my hand & seal this 25th day of
September one thousand eight hundred & thrirteen in the thrity seventh year of the Independence of the United States
Geo Tucker, District Judge
Of the United States for the
District of Virginia
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NB. The act of the ninth Congress, passed April 16 1806 vol: 8 pa: 71 of the Laws of the United States, prescribes the manner in which the Commissioners are to proceed.

Armistead Long of Culpeper County Virginia of lawful age being first duly Sworn, deposeth and sayeth, that he the said deponent  and Francis Gray were raised from boys in the same neighbourhood, and that the said Gray and himself Inlisted [sic] in the fourth Troop of the first Regiment of light Dragoons in the United States service during the revolutionary war, in December seventeen hundred and seventy eight and joined the said Regiment at Winchester Virginia in Jan 7 seventeen hundred and seventy nine, and that in the spring of seventeen hundred and eighty, the said Gray (at Lenaus [sic] Ferry on Santee River South Carolina) recieved [sic] a wound from one of Tarltons Legion and was taken prisoner, the wound was inflicted with a broad sword which took off the greater part of his left ear and entered his Skull he was paroled and left on the ground, after which he remained with the Regiment until we got to Halifax N. Carolina, where he the said Gray left the Regiment and went home on furlow, and as soon as he recovered of his wound obtained an appointment in the Infantry of the United States and joined the Southern Army again some time in November of the same year when he continued in the service aforesaid as this deponent believes until the close of the war. 
Armistead Long
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Lynchburg Virginia, To Wit:
We the undersigned Commissioners in obedience to, and by virtue of the annexed Commission, to us directed, by the Honorable St,. George Tucker, District Judge of the United States , for the District of Virginia Do hereby certify that the above, (and annexed Affidavit) was duly taken, signed, and sworn to before us, by Colo Armistead Long, on this Twenty second day of March Eighteen Hundred and Fourteen. Witness our hands and Seals the day and date aforesaid.-
Thomas Humphreys
Thomas W Cocke
 We the undersigned Commissioners Do further certify, that the following Questions were then asked by us, of the Claimant, Capt. Francis Gray, who being first duly sworn, gave the answers thereunto annexed.
Question 1st What has been the reason,or cause, that you did not sooner make
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an application to be placed on the pension list of the United States.
Answer~ My situation was such untill [sic] within a few years past, that I thought I could do without it, and was then unwilling to put my Country to any expense, but now being old, and getting infirm, together with my having a family to support, and having been reduced in my pecuniary circumstances I am now compelled to ask of my Country A bounty towards my support, as some compensation for the injury I sustained while fighting for its Liberty~
Question, 2nd-  Have you ever been placed on the pension list of this State, or any other, of the United States of America.
Answer.  I have not.
 Question 3rd Did you remain in the: service of the United States, after your wound had healed, (or cured up) untill [sic] the close of the revolutionary war.~
 Answer.~
 I did
Francis Gray
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No further Questions occuring [sic] the foregoing Was, signed before us by Capt. Francis Gray.
Witness our hands and Seals. this Twenty second day of March Eighteen hundred and Fourteen. 

Thomas Humpherys

Thomas W, Cocke

Rob. Morris
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The Deposition of Col. John Watts of the
County of Bedford, in the State of Virginia,
taken before us, in the Town of Lynchburg, in
the State aforesaid, the Deponent being first
duly sworn, Saith, that respecting the wound
Received by Capt. Francis Gray, while in the
Service of the United States, during the revolutionary War, the said Gray served as a private under his command, in a Company of
Dragoons, but that he was not present at
the time Mr. Gray received the wound, nor
does he recollect any thing further on the
subject. Given under our hands and Seals
this Ninth day of December One Thousand
Eight hundred and thirteen. ~

Thomas Humphrey
Rob Morris
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We hereby certify, that on examining Francis Gray respecting a wound which he states to us on affirmation, was received in the army of the United States, when combatting with the British troops commanded by Col. Tarleton; we find nearly one half of his left ear extirpated, and a large portion of the skull bone deeply indented; and consequently very much disfigured- Mr. Gray further affirms, that except the partial loss of hearing; he experiences no bodily inconveniences from the above mentioned injury- given under our hands this the 24th October 1814- S.F. Rose  John J Cabell 

State of Virginia 
Campbell County  Sct
I Thomas Humphrey being one of the senior justices in and for said county of Campbell aforesaid, Do hereby certify that the above written G.A Rose and John J Cabell are practicing physicians and surgeons of this place; of respectability; and Reputable in their professions ; given under my hand this 26 October 1814 Thomas Humphreys
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Eleanor Gray decd
widow of Francis
Va
Inc'd
July 7 1838
2 yrs Lt.  $320
per annum from
4 Mch 1836 to
31 Aug 1839, when
she died Deducting
$288.32 former payments
under 2d act

Pay to Robert H. Gray Executor
for self and William
Wallis Gray, only children
Cert to Robert H Gray Esq
Lynchburgh
 Va
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Virginia 352
Eleanor Gray
widow of Francis Gray
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 18, 1818 and who died on the 27th April 1827 of Campbell Co. in the state of Virginia
who was a Pr. Ens. Lieut in the company commanded by Captain  of the Regt. commanded by in the Revolution
for 9 mons & 15 days Pr.
1 year Ensign
2 mons & 15 days Liuet {184.00

Inscribed on the roll of Richmond
at the rate of 184 dollars ____ cents per annum
is commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day Sept 1838 and sent to W.R.H. Gray
Lynchburg Va

Arrears to the 4th of Sep 38    360.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 39   92.00

$452.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}
recorded by D. Brown clerk, Book A Vol 2 page 178


See letter R H Gray 4th
1838
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Fras. Gray
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State of Virginia
Corporation of Lynchburg sct
On this 9th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, expressly constituted a Court aforesaid by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia--Francis Gray aged Sixty two years resident in the corporation of Lynchburg in the County of Va who having first duly affirmed according to law doth on his affirmation declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz That he the said Francis Gray enlisted for the term of three years on or about the Twenty eighth or twenty ninth day of December 1778 in the county of Culpepper, in State of Virginia, in the company commanded by Captain John Watts in the Regiment commanded by Colo. Benjamin Temple in the line of the State of Virginia in the Continental establishment--That he said Francis Gray continued to serve in said corps untill [sic] the month of September 1780 at which time he said Francis Gray received a commission of Ensign in the Sixth Virginia Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Febeger, and continued in the same Regiment of Infantry untill [sic] the happy termination of the Revolutionary struggle, when he was discharged from said service at Winchester in the state of Virginia--that he was in the following battles--At the attempted storm of the Town of Savannah--he was severely wounded on the head at the surprise of Colonel White at Lenaun's Ferry, on Santee river.--At the battle of Guilford--The siege of Ninety Six--At the surprise of Colonel White at Monk's corner, and in various lesser skirmished.--That he
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oath heretofore made a declaration of his services & circumstances the date of which he cannot recollect and obtained a certificate of a pension of Seventy dollars per month from the 18th day of April 1818. which certificate bearing date on the 5th day of March 1819. and is numbered 7100. and the said Francis Gray doth solemnly affirm that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1178. and that he hath not since that time, by gift, sale or in any or in any manner disposed of his property, or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring himself 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 1879 and that he has not nor has any person, in trust for him, any property or securities, contracts or debts due him, nor any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed.  That his family consists of four persons, himself, his wife & two daughters, named Maria & Eleanor--that his own constitution is so effected & weakened by age, and the hardships undergone in his youth, as completely to prevent that exertion & application which would be useful & productive--that his wife is nearly of his own age & consequently unable to render material services in the support of a family--but is engaged together with their daughters above mentioned Maria & Eleanor, in the Millinery business, by which they acquire
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a hardearned and precious sustenance - that the said
Francis and his family have received a donation of about
Forty dollars annually for the last six or eight years from
the "Cincinatti Society, which he hopes will probably be continued to him-- that he hath no property whatsoever, except two
milch cows and a small stock of household furniture, the principal
part of which hath been purchased by his wife and daughters from
the profits of their own labour
Signed,
Francis Gray
Affirmed to and declared on the 9th day of June 1820 before
the Hustings Court for the corporation of Lynchburg, then in session
Teste
W. W. Powell Clk
State of Virginia
Corporation of Lynchburg, sct
I William W. Nowell Clerk of the Hustings
Court for the corporation aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly
copied from the record of said Court - And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount
in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
One hundred dollars-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court this 12th day of June
1820 and in the 44th year of the Com'th
Wm W. Powell Clk
No 3.
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for a statement of the military history of Frazier Gray a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and [crossed out: (or] his widow's applications for pension on file in this  Bureau. Wid F. 2099

[column headings: Dates of enlistment or appointment. Length of Service. Rank. Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered. Captain. Colonel. State.]

Mch 1782  | Sept 24 83 | Pri | James Morris | David Hall | Delaware|

Battles engaged in, [handwritten check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Delaware 
Date of application for pension, Apr 24 1818. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Sussex Co, Delaware
Age at date of application, 56 yrs
Remarks: Soldier married Dec 18, 1796 Elizabeth Lockwood of Dagsborough Hundred, Sussex Co. Delaware; he died Oct 11, 1849 at Salt Rock Twp. Marion Co. Ohio. She was allowed pension on an application executed Jan. 2, 1850 while 79 yrs old and a res. of Salt Rock Twp. Marion Co. Ohio.  Children:  Samuel, Mary 12 yrs old in 1820
Very respectfully,
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This Indenture made this 30th day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety between David Hening and Mary his wife of the County of Culpeper and Commonwealth of Virginia of the one part, and Francis Gray of the Commonwealth
and County aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that the said David Hening and Mary his wife for and in consideration of the good will they so bear unto the said Francis Gray their son in law and also for the further consideration of the full and just sum of two hundred and forty four pounds seventeen shilling current money of Virginia to item in hand paid by the said Francis Gray the receipt whereof, they do hereby acknowledge, have given, granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do give, grant, bargain and sell unto the said Francis Gray, his heirs and assigns forever one certain piece or parcel of land whereon the said Gray now lives and being a part of the tract of land whereon the said Hening now live, containing by estimation Two hundred and eighty six acres more or less and bounded as follows - Beginning at a red oak of the west side of a glade, thence south twenty eight degree east one hundred and poles to a fast oak in White line thence west two hundred and forty seven paces to a corner in Slaughter's old field [illegible] town thence north two degree East Two hundred and forty two poles to the small white oak thence south sixty eight degree East one hundred and forty two pole to a corner in Robert Kayes line thence north fifty seven degrees East fifty eight poles to two hickory sapling
and a red oak sapling thence south sixty eight degrees East one hundred and forty two poles to a corner in Robert Kay's line, thence north fifty seven degrees east fifty eight poles to two  hickory saplings and a red oak sapling thence south three degrees east one hundred and thirty poles to the beginning together with all and singular the premises with the appurtenances
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thereunto belonging unto the said Francis Gray, his heirs and assign of and the reversion and eversions remainder and remainders rents issued and profits thereof and every part and parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said tract of land, and all and singular the premises with the appurtenances unto the said Francis Gray, his heirs and assigns, and to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Francis Gray his heirs and assigns forever and the said David Hening and Mary his wife shall
and will warrant and forever defend one moiety of the said two hundred and
eighty six acres of land more or less unto the said Francis Gray, his heirs and assigns forever. Together with and singular the premises with the appurtenances unto the said Francis Gray, his heirs and assigns forever free from the claim or claims of them the said David Hening and Mary his wife, and from all and every person or persons whatever lawfully claiming any part thereof and the said David Hening and Mary his
wife shall and will warrant and forever defend the other moiety of the said land with all its appurtenances unto the said Francis Gray, his heirs and assigns forever free from
the claim or claims of item the said David Hening and Mary his wife, or any person or persons claiming by, from or under them. In witness whereof hereunto set their hands and seals the day, month, and year first within written.
Signed, sealed & acknow: David Henry
In presence of
Edward Barber
James Slaughter
Samuel Hening
Wingfield Tyncel
Recd of Francis Gray the full and just sum of
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Two hundred and forty four pounds sixteen shillings current money of Virginia and full consideration within mentioned witness my hand this 30th day of June 1790.

David Hening
Teste
Edward Barber
James Slaughter

At a Court held for Culpeper County the 18th day of April 1791- This Indenture of Bargain and sale from David Hening and Mary his wife to Francis Gray together with a receipt thereon endorsed was partly proved by the oath of James Slaughter one of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be certified and at a Court continued and held for said County the 19th day of April 1791 this said indenture was fully proved by the oaths of Samuel Hening and Edward Barber and ordered to be recorded 
Teste John Jameson
Virginia:
I, France T Lightfoot, Clerk of the County Court of Culpeper County in the aforesaid do hereby certify that the forgoing is a true transcript from the records of the said Court. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 1st day of September 1838 and in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth. 
F.T. Lightfoot
[image of court seal]

I have examined among the records of my office and cannot find the marriage License Bond of Francis Gray, nor any return of his marriage
Francis G. Lightfoot Clerk
of Culpeper County Court
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME [handwritten] Gray, Frazier
GRADE [handwritten] Private
LINE [handwritten] Delaware
WARRANT NUMBER [handwritten] 10775
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED [handwritten] September 2, 1789 to --not shown--

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants 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.