Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10668, Jeremiah Tracy, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Tracy, Jeremiah

NUMBER
R. 10668
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CONTENTS
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No.  37044
Jeremiah Tracy
Pa

act 7 June 1832
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed down June 7, 1832.
State of Pennsylvania
Count of Wayne

On this eight day of May 1845 personally appeared in open Court before His Honor William Jessup President, and teh Honorable Vergel Grenell and Alvin Hamlin associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Honesdale in said County, Jeremiah Tracy, as resident of Dyberry town ships in said County and State. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
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Their duty was to guard the coast and harbor of New London. That he then remained at home for some little time and when the British made their appearance he was again called out and remained about three weeks when he again returned home. That on the British again appearing from Rhode Island on the way to New York deponent was again called out and went to Groton fort opposite New London, where he remained until the British disappeared, he supposes one or two months. That he was called out a number of other time both on the New London and Groton side of the River but he cannot now undertake to say how long a time he was occupied in servicer at each of these times. But he is able to say and state distinctly the facts that he held himself in readiness for said service from the time he enlisted to the end of the war and also that when any such service was demanded he never failed to yield his services. 

The place appointed for head quarters was Norwich - The alarm was given by the firing of cannon. In such cases (saith deponent) be immediately assembled at head quarters , where on receiving our orders we marched to the point of threatened attack. While descent was on New London side an attack was made by the British under Genl. Montgomery upon Groton fort, where the British were repulsed and beaten back. The British on the same day recruited and came again to the charge under a new the deponent went over the river to Groton and saw the commander (Genl. Montgomery having been killed at the first attack). The same evening the deponent went over the river to Groton and saw the heaps of slain. The fort having surrendered and the garrison under Col. Sedgward and having been put to death. Deponent also saw the bodies of a number of young men as they were not back who had gone from the Ne London side on the morning of the battle. The same day deponent says that Arnold led another division of British troops against New London where he (the deponent)was. Arnold set fire to the South part of the town, but as the American troops came in (continued)
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from the surrounding country he was forced to retreat. Deponent saith that before he arrived at the same of action the fighting was nearly over tho the British continued to fire upon them for some time. Several men from the company were wounded; the deponent this not more than three or four of his company were injured and he believes none killed - 

He (the deponent) Herby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pensions or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pensions role of the agency of any state. Deponent would have made an earlier application for pension but was always unable and is yet unable to procure the testimony of any living witness to his service and he has been in circumstances until the present time not greatly to need the aid of a pension without which [illegible] he would near have made the application. He now hopes that the proper department may be in possession of evidence that will corroborate his declaration. 

The Depoent suggests the name Rev. Greshom Williams - Increase Henshaw  Samual Beedle - Jason Schoonover and David Ross - men living in his neighborhood to whom he is well known and who can testify as to his character for veracity and thus belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution -  

Subscribe + Sworn in open Court of Com pleas this 8th May 1845
My [illegible] President Judge

[signature] Jeremiah Tracy

We, Greshom Williams, a clergyman residing in the township of Scott and the county of Wayne and Tomas Spangenburg residing in Bethany county aforesaid, herby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Tracy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations; that we believe him to be eighty four years of age: that he is [illegible] and he lives in the neighborhood where he resides to have been 
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a solider of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  

[signatures]
Gershom Williams 
Thos Spangenburg

[to the left of signatures] 

Sworn + Subscribed in open court
May 8. 1845 
[signature] Abm Swart Prot

And the said court to herby declare their opinions after the  investigation of the matter and after putting the investigations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary solider and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Gershom Williams who has signed the preceding certificate was a clergyman resident in the township of Scott and that Thomas Spangenburg who has also signed the same is a resident in the Borough of Bethany and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit - 

Wayne County [illegible initial]

I, Abraham Swart Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas do herby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Tracy for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and the seal of the said court this 8th day of May One thousand eight hundred and forty five. 

[signature] Abm. Swart Prot
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September 30, 1937
Jeremiah Tracy
R. 10668
BA-J/MLB

Virginia A. Peirce
1235 Wisconsin Street
Racine, Wisconsin

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Andrew Tracy, Jr., who was born March 17,  1750, was the son of Andrew Tracy and Ruth Smith Tracy and married Miss Ann Bingham, of Windham, Connecticut, September 17, 1771, and of Jeremiah Tracy who was born April 11, 1761, in Lisbon, Connecticut, and who, you state, married Martha Lasette.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolution of an Andrew Tracy, under any spelling.  Such claims are the source of data furnished by this office relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.  The record of Jeremiah Tracy has been found and follows as found in claim for pension, R. 10668, based upon his service in the Revolution.

Jeremiah Tracy was born April 11, 1761, in that part of Norwich which later became Lisbon in New London County, Connecticut.  The names of his parents were not stated.  He continued to reside in Norwich until March, 1818, then moved to Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and resided in Pleasant Mount Township, that county, until about 1837 when he moved to Dyberry Township, same county.

Jeremiah Tracy, while a resident of Dyberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, applied for pension May 8, 1845, and alleged that while living in Norwich, Connecticut ,  He enlisted in May, 1777, in the Connecticut militia, and that early in July, following, prior to the 10th of the month, he volunteered in the State troops called the "minutemen" and held himself in readiness to answer any call for service, that he served as waiter to Lieutnant Elisha Morgan in Captain Zebulon Hunt's company, marched to New London where he served two months engaged in Guarding the coast and harbour of that town; that he was again called out the latter part of September, 1777, and served about one month; that afterwards he served one and one half months stationed at Fort Griswold and a month or more on the New London side at the time the British appeared from Rhode Island on their way to New York; that he was often called out on short tours of a week or ten days at a time, and that his service in all amounted to not less than a year and perhaps more.
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Jeremiah Tracy's claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.

No reference was made in the claim of wife or children of this soldier.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator


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Housedale, Wayne Co. Iowa
May 13, 1845

James L. Edwards Esquire 
Comm of Pensions

Sir, 

Enclosed we send you the pension papers of Jeremiah Tracy (a very respectable old gentleman of this county) under act of Congress of June 7, 1832 - Altho late, we think he is none the less deserving of his pension and you will [illegible] that his Honor Judge Jessup Prest. Judge of this Judicial District concurs in that opinion, having attested the [underlined words] oath with his own hand, besides landing  the sanction of the court to the certificate which is attached - your reply will be directed to us at Housedale as above - 
 
We are respectfully your obe't servants 
Wheeler & Minor
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Housedale Aug.t 1, 1845

Honorable J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions

We send you enclosed the additional declaration of Jeremiah Tracy together with the certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut containing the account kept with Col. Huntington for his Battalion and also certifying that  [begin underline] the name of Elisha Morgan for whom Mr. Tracy acted as [illegible] [ stop underline] which he at the same time discharged the duties of a solider, [begin underline] appears on the pay table Books [stop underline] - This is all the evidence we have been able to obtain at this instance of time and place.  We hope it will be sufficient to secure a pension for the old man and save him during the few years he may het live from poverty and want. - It will be observed that in attempting to sign his name to this letter declaration he failed to write his name at first (being nearly blind) and has written a second time - We hope soon to have entered to this, and we remain at ease 

Your most obe.t Servts 
Wheeler and Minor 
Attorneys for Tracy
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Comptrollers office, Connecticut 
Hartford July 29 - 1845

On application for evidence of the service of Jeremiah Tracy in the war of the Revolution, I certify that I find no payroll of Copl Zebulon unto company in this office under whom it is claimed Mr Tracy served, nor are there now remaining in this office but very few payrolls of the troops who served at New London and vicinity. So one is opened with Capt Hunt - Col Huntington, from the following charges in the pay Table books appears to have settled with this Batln. [battalion] 

1777 Col Jedh Huntington - Dr 
to order on treasurer in and this state bounty for his Batln. [four dashes] 1500 [squiggle line on far right]
To over on Treasurer [one dash] 220 

1778 Decm To clothing for your Batln. [large space] 1769.2- 
The name of Elisha Morgan to whom Mr Tracy says he was waiter appears on the pay Table Books. 

A Carrington Comptroller
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[centered] Additional Declaration - of Jeremiah Tracy - 

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State of Pennsylvania 
County of Wayne [initials] SS

On the ninth day of July 1845 personally appeared before His Honor Oliver Hamlin one of the allocated Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County Jeremiah Tracy a resident of Dyberry township in said County and State, who being first duly sworn according to law do to on his oath make the following declaration in addition to his declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - 

That he enlisted as stated in his former declaration in the first part of the month of July 1777. he thinks it could not be later than the 19th of said month - and that he then remained in the served till some time in the month of September following a period of about two months - when he was for the time discharged; that the later part of the same month (September) he was again called out on the appearance of the British and remained till the later part of October - about one month - This alarm was [illegible] by the appearance of a British squadron of some sixty sail - that afterwards at the time the British appeared from Rhode Island on their way to New York he was called out to Groton fort and quartered nearly or quite a month at the fort, and was then removed to the New London side and quartered with some other troops - that he and his company occupied the house of a Mr Starr and that he remained a month or more on the New London side - that he thinks this was in the fall and extended into the winter - but cannot be positive at this length of time - that he was after called out one shorter tours of a week or ten days at a time - That these calls were frequent and he cannot state the particulars of each at the aforesaid times - that previous to the time when the attack was made on New London and fort Griswold, deponent had been called out and stationed at fort Griswold on the Groton side at which time he served about a month and a half - that a few day previous to the attack he had been discharged and on the appearance of the enemy he was again called out and served that day on the New London side as stated in his first declaration. 

Deponent further said that from the beginning to the end of the war he was called out on every appearance of danger and that through the time and events of each campaigns are at this distant day indistinct in his memory yet he is confident the whole amount of his service was not less than one year and he thinks it was more 

Subscribed and sworn this 9th of July 1845 before me 
[signature] Oliver Hamlin [illegible] Judge 

[two signatures]

Jeremiah Penn
Jeremiah Tracy
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Pennsylvania}
Wayne County} ss.

I, Abaham Swart, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do certify that Oliver Hamlin Esq., and was at the time of signing the  within an acting associate Judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Honesdale the first day of August AD 1845

Abm Swart
Prot.
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[       ] Wheeler & Minor
June 23  '45
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Pension Office
June 23   1845

Gentl, 

The application of Jeremiah Tracy for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832 has been examined and filed.

Before this claim can be adjusted [    ]  [        ] the commencement and termination of each tour of service, with names of the company and field officers under whom the service was performed must be given and the best available proof produced to establish the same.

The certificate of the comptroller of Connecticut shewing what evidence there [    ] in his possession [      ] of the service of the claimant should be procured and forwarded to this office.

No proof of service whatever has been produced.  The enclosed printed instruction will shew the proof required to establish this claim.
Wheeler J Miner
Honesdale
Wayne Co  Pa

Register this case
act 7 June 32
Pa.
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Pension Office
Sept. 6, 1845

Sirs,

The paper which you lately sent here in the case of Jeremiah Tracy, have been examined and filed.  It is not sufficient to justify this Dept. allowing the claim.  Unless he can produce proof of a positive character, other than his own declaration, no pension can be granted.

[     ].  Wheeler & Minor,
Honesdale
Penna

370 44
Act June 32
Penn. Index
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Wheeler & Minor
6 Sept. 1845
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No 37.044
Jeremiah Tracy
Pa

10668
act 7 June 1832
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10,668
Jeremiah Tracy
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
REJECTED

Application filed:
1852 first of Rejected & Suspended Pen. claim.
[     ]  following cause of pension:
"Suspended for proof & specification."
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Re-enlisted:
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Attorney:
P O.

Recognized. _________________________ Contract
Cert. of Dis.     Searched for __________ ,  18

1937, Sept. 30 - Hist. to Virginia A. Peirce.
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RECEIVED
SEP 23 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER No. 19

1235 Wisconsin St
Racine, Wisconsin
Sept. 16, 1937

Veterans Administration
Washington D. C.
Attention:  Mr.  A. D. Hiller

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your kind letter of August 28th.  I did not have success with the line I was trying to follow so have gotten another record of our family genealogy and would like information on Andrew Tracy Jr., born March 17, 1750.

I am sure he was born in Lisbon, Conn.  He was the son of Andrew Tracy and Ruth Smith Tracy.  He married a Miss Ann Bingham of Windham, Conn., Sept 17, 1771.  I would also appreciate any information on  (only one)  Jeremiah Tracy, born April 11, 1761.  He was also born in Lisbon, Conn.

Jeremiah Tracy married
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Martha Lasette.

Do you have any records on file of service rendered by these men in the Revoluntary War.

Thanking you for past Kindness.
I remain.

Yours Truly,
Virginia A. Peirce