Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 643, James Bayley, Vt.
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(3 - 1776)
Vt.

SERVICE
Bayley, James

NUMBER
R. 643
CONTENTS
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7 June '32
V 
sen let Wm Spencer
August 5, 1837
7 June 1832
643
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34740
James Bayley
Va
Rejected
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Returns to be made to Wm Spencer
Corinth, Orange Co. Vermont
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State of Vermont
Orange County SS. On this 3d day of July AD 1837
Personally appeared before the Probate Court for the district
of Bradford in the County of Orange and State of Vermont
being a Court of record of unlimited Jurisdiction in Probate
matters holden at Newbury in said County of Orange
and in open Court before William Spencer Judge of said
Court, James Bayley a resident of the town of Newbury
in the said County of Orange aged 69 years the 17 day of
August last past. 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. That he enlisted in
the month of May 1781 to serve during the war of
the revolution, into Frye Bayley’s Company, in Col
Peter Olcott’s Regiment and did duty & served in
said Company.  Said Company was stationed the
most of the time at the Ox Bow in said Newbury.
Was frequently sent out in scouting parties, sometimes
absent from the fort in Newbury one week, sometimes
ten days the longest period recollected was between
four & five weeks. that I did duty constantly at 
laid Fort in Newbury and on scouting parties until
the end of the war in 1783. Our Company and
Regiment was under the command of Genl
Jacob Bayley and he further states that he
has no documentary evidence in his possession
to support his claim. He hereby relinquishes every
 claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the
 present and he declares that his name is not on the roll
of any agency in any State
James Bayley

Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid  before
 Wm Spencer Judge of Probate for said district
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And the said Court does hereby declare its opinion that the
before named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and
served as he states.
Wm Spencer Judge of Probate

I William Spencer Judge of the Court of Probate do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application of James
Bayley for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of Office this 3d day of July AD 1837
Wm Spencer Judge of Probate
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Vt. Aug 1
Act 1832

Corinth Vt.
July 26
Revolutionary Claim FREE
Hon J L Edwards
Com'r. of Pensions
Washington City
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I John Bayley of Newbury in the County of Orange
and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy two years and
Upward, do depose testify and say that I have always resided
in said Newbury and have known James Bayley of said
 Newbury for more than sixty years past - Said James was a
soldier in a company stationed at the fort at said Newbury
during several of the last years of the Revolutionary War
under the command of Captain Frye Bayley in Colonel
Peter Olcott’s Regiment. Said James did duty in said
Company from and after the summer Season 1781 to the close
of the war and after - when said company was disbanded, and
for a term of more than two years. Said fort was garrisoned
by troops sent from abroad during the first years of the
Revolution but said forces were recalled one after the other
and none were sent on, I think after 1779 or 1780. And
said Frye Bayley’s company was raised soon after for
the purpose of being stationed at said fort, and as a guard
for the security of the inhabitants of the frontier towns in this
vicinity. And without which the inhabitants would not
have been safe and could not have been kept here at all, 
as scouts and parties of the enemy were frequently in from
Canada and men were shot and shot at by them, even
within the pickets of the fort. And the Lieutenant of said
Company, James Bayley, now deceased, with two or
three others were taken and carried as prisoners to
Canada and the same party that burnt and massacred
at Royalton started started for Newbury and came within
twenty miles of the town but were deterred by information
which they there received or it was then said in this place
John Bayley

State of Vermont
County of Orange SS. Be it known that on this 24th day of
July A.D. 1837 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County personally appeared John Bayley who hath subscribed
the foregoing deposition in my presence and made Solemn
Oath that the same contains the truth, the whole truth and
and nothing but the truth. And I do hereby certify that said deponent
is a credible witness-- Joseph Berry Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Probate District of Bradford
in the County of Orange 
I Simon Short Register
of the Court of Probate
within & for s’d District of
Bradford, Certify that Joseph Berry whose
name is affixed to the foregoing & following certificate
is now for more than two years last past has
been a justice of the Peace within & for the sd County
of Orange qualified to act as such & that his
signature affixed to said certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set
my hand & affix the seal of sd Probate
Court this 26th day of July AD 1837
Simon Short Register of Probate
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I Stephen Powers of Newbury in the County of Orange
and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy five years do
depose testify and say that I have resided in said Newbury
for more than seventy years past and for more than
Sixty years past have been well acquainted with
James Bayley of said Newbury - Said James was a
soldier and did duty in a company of Militia Stationed
at the fort in said Newbury, Commanded by Captain
Frye Bayley in Colonel Peter Olcott’s Regiment for
term of two years and upwards during the last of
the Revolutionary war - Said James Engaged in said
Company as early as the summer season of 1781 and
continued to do duty as a soldier until the close of the
war and until said company was disbanded which
was not until the first of the year 1784 as this deponent
believes. I served in said Company with said
James, in the fort and on scouts and on guard, and said
Company was constantly on duty, and not withstanding
all our exertions the inhabitants of the vicinity were
often taken. Sometimes killed or wounded and at other
 times carried off to Canada, and even the Lieutenant of
the company with a Sargeant and one other individual
were taken within one mile of the fort and carried to
Canada in June 1782 and kept until the succeeding
winter.
Stephen Powers

State of Vermont
County of Orange Be it known that on this 24th
day of July AD 1837 before the Subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County personally appeared the said
Stephen Powers who hath Subscribed the foregoing
 deposition in my presence and made solemn oath that the
same contains the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. And I do certify that the
deponent is a credible witness.
Joseph Berry Justice of the Peace
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Ex'r. 
INVALID.
[crossed out-’Acts of July 14 1862 and March 3, 1873.’]
No. 643 
James Bayley
P. O. 
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.