Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 24308, Josiah Gregory, Conn.
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Service
Conn.

Gregory, Josiah 
              Ellen

Number
W24308
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Letter to B. Winton
             Dec 6, '48

       Repl

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3133
Connecticut,
Ellen Gregory
widow of Josiah Gregory
Con
who served in the Revolutionary
War, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
18 day of Sept. 1848
and sent to
Bradford Winton
Westport
Fairfield Co  Ct
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 283 Vol. 1.
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Connecticut 17552
Josiah Gregory
Fairfield in the State of Connt.
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Mervin of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Livingston  in the Conn.
line for
2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt.
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug.
1833 and [illegible]
Isaacs of Norwalk, Present

Arrears  to the 4th of March, 1833-       160-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. "      40-
                                                              ____
                                                             $200-
                                    {Revolutionary Claim,
                                     Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Francis F. Franciosi Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 3d  Page 16.
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State of Connecticut,
County of Fairfield} SS.
On this 2- day of Aug. 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before
the Court of Probate within and for the District 
of Norwalk in Said County
now sitting, Josiah Gregory- a resident
of Norwalk in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy two- years, who being first 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That on the first day of August-1776
being the day before I was Sixteen years of age, I enlisted into Capt. Ozeas Marvins Company of State troops and served in said Company until the first of March next following in guarding and protecting the seacoast and in the lines and at New York under Gen. Putnam..
On the first of March 1777. Inlisted into Capt Ozeas Marvins Company of State troops and served in said Company when Genl. Wooster was killed in the battle when Danbury was burnt and in guarding and protecting the seacoast until the first of March 1778 - and on
said first day of March 1778 Inlisted into Capt. John Abbotts Company and was Marched to Fishkill, from thence to White Plains from thence to Rhode Island in Col. James Livingston Regt was in the Battle  [inserted word illegible] at Sullivans Island and was discharged at Bristol in said Rhode Island on the 12 Septr. 1778 - about the first of October Inlisted into Capt Ozeas Marvin Company and served three months in guarding and protecting the seacoast-
about the first of March 1779. I Inlisted into Capt. Caleb St Johns troops of horse and served on the lines for three months under
Major Starr-
After my return in 1781 [last two words/numbers inserted] Inlisted into Capt Ozeas Marvin Comp of State troops and served thence until the close of the Revolutionary War
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was in the battle when Norwalk and Fairfield was burnt have no written discharge and no documentary evidence of my service was born in Norwalk Augt. 2d 1760 and have always lived in said Norwalk my age recorded in my family bible ----

The said Josiah Gregory hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of  the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. 
         [Signed]  Josiah Gregory

We, Edwin Hall a clergyman, residing on the town of Norwalk and Paul L. Taylor residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Josiah Gregory - who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion,

Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
          [Signed]  Edwin Hall
                          Paul L. Taylor

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Edwin Hall who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Norwalk and that Paul L. Taylor who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Norwalk, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
           [Signed] Benjn.  Isaacs Judge

1. Charles Isaacs Clerk of the said Probate District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Gregory - for a Pension.
   In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of sad Probate Office, this 2 day of Augt - 1832.
              [Signed] Chas. Isaacs  Clerk

[Seal affixed, lower left of page]
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County} Js   Probate Court District of Norwalk July 20th 1833.  Personally appeared the within named Josiah Gregory and being duly sworn in open Court according to Law deposes and says in explanation of his declaration herein set forth. That in the first of August, 1776. Inlisted in said Norwalk as a private Solder [sic] in Capt. Ozies Masons Compy. Col John Mead Genl. Solomons and was Marched to the City of New York under Genl. Putnam and was in Actual & Constent [sic] service for the United States Seven Months

On the first of March, 1777. Inlisted in said Norwalk as a private Solder in Capt. Ozies Masons Compy Col. John Mead Gen Silliman and was in [illegible word] & constent service for the United States on guard at said Norwalk and on the lines for One full Year.
On the first of March, 1778. Inlisted in said Norwalk as a private Soldier in Capt John Abbots Compy was Marched to Fishkill thence to White plains thence to Rhode Island in Col. James Livingston Regt was in the Battle under Gen Siliman at Rhode Island and was in constent & actual service for the United States Six Months & 12 days
On the first of October, 1778.  Inlisted in said  Norwalk as a private Solder in Capt Ozies Mason Compny Col John Mead & Col Stephen St John Gen Silliman and was in Constent & [illegible word] service for the United States on Guard at said Norwalk three months
On the first of March, 1779. Inlisted in said Norwalk as a private Solder in Capt Caleb St John troops of honor and was Marched to  Horse Neck on the [illegible] and then kept Guard and was in Constent and actual service for the United State under Major Ezra Starr  three months
That on the first of March, 1781. Inlisted in said Norwalk as a Private Solder in Capt. Ozies Masons Company Col. Stephen St. John & [illegible word] Gen Silliman and was in actual & Constent service for the United States on Guard in said Norwalk and on the lines for more than one year
        [Signed]  Josiah Gregory
  Sworn & Subscribed in open
Court the day & year afore
said
  [Signed] Benjn Isaacs Judge


[Written vertically below the last paragraph]

On Roll Capt Masons
Sept 1776 for
Oct 6th Jany 1777

Admd
24 mo pri
 80 $
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State of Connecticut
County  of Fairfield} Js  Probate Court District of Norwalk
Augt. 2. 1832 Personally appeared Samuel Gregory aged 65 years and being duly sworn according to Law depose and say that he is Brother to Josiah Gregory of said Norwalk.
and knows that said Josiah in the year 1776
Served under Capt. Ozias Marvin and marched to New York and served about Seven Months 
That in the year 1777 said Josiah served in the same Company and on Guard until March 1778 That in March 1778 said Josiah served under Capt John Abbott and served until the Sept. following. And that in October said Josiah served under Capt. Ozias Marvin from said October I believe about three Months And in 1779 said Josiah belonged to a troop of honor how long he served do not remember
And that in 1781 said Josiah served under Capt. Ozias Marvin until the close of the War  further saith not
                          [Signed]  Samuel Gregory

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court
the day and year afore said and that
the said Sam.' Gregory is a Credible Person 
 [Signed]  Benjn Isaacs Judge

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Js   Probate Court District of Norwalk April 13. 1833 Personally appeared Stephen Abbott of said Norwalk aged Seventy two and being duly sworn in open Court according to law depose and say that he is well acquainted with Josiah Gregory of said Norwalk and knows that in the year 2778 said Gregory was in the service of the United States under my father John Abbott and that he was under him over Six Months.  I also know that in the year 1776 said Gregory was in the service at New York in Capt Ozias Marvins Company  I was in the same service at the same time under Capt John Gregory and to the best of my recollection he was in said service Seven Months
           [Signed] Stephen Abbott
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid and that I know said Abbott to be a respectable person
    [Signed]  Benjn. Isaacs  Judge
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I Elisha Hawley of Ridgefield in the County of
Fairfield and State of Connecticut Aged Seventy
Three years, being first sworn according to Law do
depose and say That I am well acquainted with
Josiah Gregory of Norwalk in said County, and
that in the year 1777 the said Gregory, according
to my best knowledge and belief served with this 
deponent in a company of coast guards under
the command of Captain Ozias Marvin that
said guard was stationed at Saugatuck [unsure] that
they were there on guard when the British Landed
at Compo Point on their Excurtion [sic]  to Danbury in
April of that year and also where said Excurtion
returned from Danbury. That so far as my present
[unsure] of knowledge extends, it is [unsure]
on my mind that said Gregory served
as aforesaid with fidelity and until the period
of his enlistment had expired. The precise time 
of his enlistment this deponent does not recollect further than this viz. that the Service commenced early in the month of April and closed late in the fall of the same year -
  Dated at Wilton  2nd day of August-1832
             [Signed] Elisha Hawley

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Js Wilton 2nd day of 
            August 1832
On the day and year aforesaid personally appeared Elisha Hawley [last word inserted] well known as a person of truth and veracity 
and known to me to be the same who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same
   [Signed] James F. Chapman Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County} Js  I Thomas B Osborne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut do hereby certify that James F. Chapman Esquire is now and was on the 2d day of August last, a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer & take Depositions etc. I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said James F. Chapman & that I verily believe that the signature to the Certificate on the other side hereof & purporting to be his is genuine & in his proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 17th day of April 1833.
             [Signed] Thomas B Osborne Clerk
                              of said County Court

[Seal affixed lower left corner]
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       9043
Ellen Gregory
Declaration
May 11/47
July 7 1838
Married 1783

Rejected husband died
8 July 1847

[illegible] Act 17 June
44       $80 per snn
[illegible] 8 July 47

Hon Truman Smith
        House of Reps
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS. Westport

On this 30 day of April 1847 personally appeared before the Court of Probate within the Probate District of Westport in the County and State aforesaid Ellen Gregory an Inhabitant of said Westport in the County  & State aforesaid near  Eighty two Years of age Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth in her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 "Granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows. And the Act approved August 23rd 1843 Amendatory thereof allowing pensions to certain Widows. And the Act granting a pension to certain Widows of Revolutionary Soldiers approved March 3rd 1843 And the Act to continue the pensions of certain Widows approved June 17th 1844 -
That she is the Widow of Josiah Gregory late of said Westport Decd. who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and served as a private in said War & made proof of the same to the satisfaction of the War Department & had obtained a pension for said services under the Act of Congress on June 7th 1832 of Eighty dollars a year as by the Records of the War department will appear & a certificate of that amount was sent to said Josiah Gregory in his lifetime & has been surrendered to the Agent for paying pensions in Hartford State of Connecticut as will appear by deference to the Records in said War Department
She further says that She has no documentary evidence but rests her case entirely on the evidence establishing the pension if her Decd. Husband
She further declares that she was married to the said Josiah Gregory on the 23rd day of January 1783 by the Revd. Nathaniel Bartlett who was for many years Pastor of the Congregational Society in Redding in sd County
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that there is a Record of her marriage left by the said Nathaniel Bartlett to be found & that due search & inquiry has been made for the same
She further says that there is a Record of her marriage in their family bile which was made by her Decd. Husband & bears date as before stated & that the evidence hereto annexed state her liking her marriage is the best & all the evidence She knows of that can be obtained
She further declares that her Husband the aforesaid Josiah Gregory died at said Westport on the 8th day of February 1847 that she was not married too him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January One thousand  seven hundred & Ninety four to wit, at the time above stated & that She is still a Widow
                                           her
                    [Signed]  Ellen   X   Gregory
                                           mark

Sworn & Subscribed on the day and Year above written
  [Signed]  Eliphalet Swift Judge of the Court of
                       Probate for the District aforesaid

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS Westport
I John W. Taylor Clerk of the Court of Probate within & from the Probate District of Westport in the County & State aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains the proceeding of said Court in the matter of the application of Ellen Gregory of said Westport for a pension. I further certify that Eliphalet Swift Esqr is a Judge of the Court of Probate for the Probate District aforesaid & that the signature of his name as Judge of Probate to the foregoing Declaration of Ellen Gregory purporting to be his is genuine.  I further certify that Bradford Winter Esqr is a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly authorized by law to take the acknowledgement of deeds & Depositions [illegible] & that the signatures of his name as Justice of peace to the Depositions of Jonathan Bartlett, John Gray & Mabel Starr hereto annexed purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the said Court of Probate at Westport this 30th day of April 1847.
   [Signed]  John W. Taylor Clerk
                  of the Court of Probate for the
                   District of Westport aforesaid

             [Seal affixed on right of last signature]
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I Jonathan Bartlett of Redding in Fairfield County Connecticut in the Eighty third year of my age hereby certify that my Father Nathaniel Bartlett formerly of said Redding now Decd. was pastor of the Congregational Church & Society in said Redding during the Revolutionary War & for many years after the War.  That I have the Registry of marriages as Kept by him during his Ministry in said Society up to March 20th 1780 & that no entry of marriages was made by him after that date that has [illegible] to my knowledge   I further certify that I have had in my possession the Registry of Marriages as kept by him ever since his death
Having been called upon for a certificate of the marriage of Josiah Gregory of Norwalk & Ellen Adams of said Redding which is claimed were married by  him   I find no such marriage Registered in said Book.

I further certify that I was acquainted with the said Ellen Adams when a girl & Report said that she was married to A. McGregory of Norwalk but in what year I cannot state
    [Signed] Jonathan Bartlett

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS Redding
On this 8th day of April 1847 before me  Bradford Winton a Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer Oaths take Depositions & personally appeared the Revd Jonathan Bartlett to me known to be a Clergyman of good standing who having Retired from the ministry, who made Oath to the facts contained in the above Deposition by him subscribed which is entitled to full credit
   [Signed]  Bradford Winton Jus" Peace
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I Mabel Starr of Redding in Fairfield County Connecticut of Eighty seven years of age testify and say that I was well acquainted with Ellen Adams of said Redding when a girl & lived a next door neighbour to her & well remember of her being married to Josiah Gregory then of Norwalk in said County but the month nor the year I cannot recollect - that after they were married She moved to Norwalk & used frequently to return to visit her parents & friends & had one child which She frequently brought up with her when on a visit   If I recollect correctly  I think the Revd. Nathaniel Bartlett married them. The said Ellen Adams is some younger than I am
         [Signed]  Mabel Starr

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS Redding
On this 8th day if April 1847 before me Bradford Winton,  Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer Oaths take Depositions etc. personally appeared Mabel Starr who subscribed her name to  her above Deposition & made oath to the truth of the same. Who  testify is a woman of credibility & her Deposition is entitled to full credit
   Before me 
         [Signed] Bradford Winton Jus Peace
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I John Gray of Westport in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut of Seventy one years of age hereby testify that the Town of Westport in which I now reside was formed from sections of the towns of Fairfield Weston & Norwalk in said County & that I live in that part of said Westport which was formerly a part of said Town of Norwalk - that Josiah Gregory late of said Westport Decd. was a near neighbour [sic] of mine, was well acquainted with him & have known him from my youth up to the day of his death - that he was a Soldier of the Revolution & on the Continental Agency at the rate of Eighty dollars a Year - that I assisted him frequently in obtaining his pension money & that he died at said Westport on the 8th day of February 1847 having a widow by the name of Ellen Gregory who when a girl was Ellen Adams - that I have been an inmate of the family & married their oldest daughter for my first Wife who has long since deceased  that there is a Record of the marriage of the said Josiah Gregory to Ellen Adams in his family bible which bears date as having taken place in the 23rd day of January 1783 & that they have lived together as man & Wife ever since my recollection. I further certify that the said Ellen Gregory is now a Widow of the said Decd. Josiah Gregory & has been ever since his death & for wh0se benefit this Deposition is taken
                                [Signed]  John Gray

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS Westport
On this 30th day of April1847 before me Bradford Winton a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid duly authorized by Law to administer Oaths take Depositions etc. Personally appeared John Gray to me known to be a credible witness who made oath to the truth of the facts conta(ined)
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(conta)
ined in the foregoing Deposition by him, subscribed which is entitled to full credit
      [Signed] Bradford Winton Jus. Peace
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I John A . Weed of Norwalk in Fairfield County Connecticut of lawful age hereby certify that I am Town Clerk of said Town of Norwalk & have been for the last three years  That I now have the Records of said Town in my possession consisting of thirty four Books, that in the Nineteenth book of said Records there are many marriages Recorded with the dates of the births of their children, but no dates given when Recorded & that amongst those Records I find the marriage of Josiah Gregory late of said Norwalk, since a part of the Town of Westport Decd. and it is expressed on the Record book as follows, to wit, 
"Josiah Gregory was married to Ellen Adams January 23rd 1783
Lucinda Gregory daughter of said Josiah & E born December 6th 1784"

I John A. Weed above named hereby certify that the above marriage of Josiah Gregory & Ellen Adams & the date of the birth of their daughter Lucinda is a true copy of Record Dates at Norwalk in Fairfield County Connecticut this 20th day of August 1847.
       [Signed]   John A. Weed Town Clerk
                        of said Town of Norwalk
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS Westport Sept. 22 184
I John W. Taylor Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the Probate district of Westport in the County and State aforesaid do certify that Barford Winton is a Justice of the Peace in for the County & State aforesaid duly authorized to administer oaths and that the signature of his name as Justice of the Peace to the forgoing deposition of John Gray is genuine
    I further certify that John A Weed of Norwalk lived in said County within three & a half miles of this place, that he is Town Clerk of said Town if Norwalk and to me personally known and that the signature of his name as Town Clerk of said Town of Norwalk to his certificate of Marriage of Josiah Gregory & Ellen Adams hereunto annexed purporting to be his is genuine

On testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name of Office and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate at Westport this 22d day of September 1847.
         [Signed]  John W. Taylor, Clerk
                        of the Court of Probate
                        for the District of Westport
                        in the County & State aforesaid
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I John Gray of Westport in Fairfield County Connecticut of Seventy one Years of age & over hereby certify that the Town of Westport in which I now live was formed from sections of the Towns of Fairfield, Weston & Norwalk in said County & that I now live in that part of said Westport which was formerly a part of said Town of Norwalk , that Josiah Gregory late of said Westport Decd. lived in that part of said Town of Norwalk & was a near neighbour [sic] of mine. I having settled after marriage in the same neighbourhood I had been acquainted with him ever since I was about Seventeen years of age up to the day of his death.  I have been an inmate of the family of the said Josiah Gregory and married his oldest & only daughter for my first Wife by the name of Lucinda Gregory who has long since deceased - I have a Record in my family bible of my own age & that of my Wife together with the date of our Marriage which Record was made shortly after [last word inserted] I was married to the said Lucinda - Which Record is as follows, to wit, "John Gray was born in the Town of Fairfield January 5th1776, Married to Lucinda Gregory daughter of Josiah & Ellen Gregory of Norwalk October 19th, 1800
Lucinda Gregory born December 6th 1784
Elosia Gray born Sept. 17th 1802
Son born Decr. 30th 1805
D. died December 31st 1805
Lucinda Gray my Wife died Jany 5 1806
The above is a correct copy of my family Record

I further certify that this is a family Record of the said Josiah Gregory in his family bible which has been made mare than twenty years & I should think more than thirty years which Record I have been familiar with & the dates of which
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correspond with my own Record so far as regards the age of my first Wife the said Lucinda and I have no hesitation in saying that it is a court Record and of which the following is a true Copy, to wit,
     Josiah Gregory and Ellen Adams were married January 23rd 1783
    John Gray and Lucinda Gregory were married October 19th 1800
    Lucinda Gregory born December 6th 1784
                                            John Gray

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS  Westport

On this 20th day of September 1847 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the County& State aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer Oaths personally appeared John Gray of said Westport personally known to me to be a credible witness who subscribed his name to the foregoing Deposition and made Oath to the same 
         Before me  Bradford Winton Jus. Peace
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Revy   WIDOW, etc.
  File No. 24,308
   Ellen Gregory
   Widow of
 Josiah Gregory
    Priv Rev War

Act  Feb 2nd 1848

Index:  Vol. A, Page 292
 [Arragement of 1870.]
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V         No 9043
Ellen Gregory
   Conn
Let. to B. Winton May 26 '47
Let. to same Jany 6 '48
Let to Hon T Smith July 3 '48

Act 7 July 1838
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Josiah Gregory, Con. Act 7 June 1832.  $80.00
  To what time was he last paid?                                                                       
                                            G.C.A.
Pension Office
    July 1  1848}
   Died 8"  Feby 1847. Pd to his death
                                         W. Tyson
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                       508
 Connecticut
Ellen Gregory
widow of Josiah Gregory
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Husband died 8 Feb, 1847

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
           80 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 8th day of Feby 1847

Certificate of Pension issued the
      8th day of July, 1848

            Hon. Trueman Smith
         Hos of Reps

                           [Act of JUNE 17,1844.]
Recorded in Book a
Vol. 2   Page 53
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford 27 January 1848.

I certify that in application for evidence of the service of Josiah Gregory in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the records and documents remaining in this Office relating to that war, and find the following evidence  of the service of Captain Ozias Marvin, with whom he is said to have served, - 
    In the accounts of the late Pay Table Office "under date of April 14, 1779 - The United States is charged 'To order a Treasurer per Cap Ozias Marvin for his Billet Roll for his Ct. Mila. West Chester Octbr. '76." from "Haskells Receipts" it appears that this Company was of Colo. John Mead's Regiment. ---
   In "Haskells Receipts" under the head of "Expense of Coast Guards" and at date of 6 Feb. 1778 Capt Ozias Merwins [sic] name appears in rendering an account under the same hand for Guard at Norwalk  L221.9.4  [pounds] Specic Value L106.13.6 ---
   It also appears from the "Journal of the Council of Safety" that Cap. Ozias Marvin commanded a State Guard at Norwalk on the 27th of May 1782.
     Also, in "Haskells Receipts", under the head of'Expense of the Port at Greenwich, Colo. John Mead's name appears as rendering an account for "Port of Greenwich"  L1964.8.9 - Specic Value L1155.11.5 under the date of 21 Feb. 1778.
     It also appears in the same book under the head of "Expense of Coast Guards", that Cap Caleb St. John rendered an acct. for Coast Guard at Fairfield", Nov. 17. 1780. for, L 217.11.6 ."
    [Signed] Abijah Catlin  [title illegible]
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Letter from
the Secretary
of State
July 1848
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                    Office of Secretary of State
                                 Hartford July 10, 1848.
Bradford Winton Esq.
           Sir.
                Your favor of the 6th inst. was received at this Office by mail of Saturday. At the request of the Secretary, and in his absence, I have the honor to reply, - that after the receipt of your first communication (in August last,) a somewhat protracted search was made in the records of this office for the evidence of and authority for the service of Mr. Gregory, which your letter was understood to call for. - the search proving unsuccessful here, the matter was referred to the Comptroller, in whose custody are the Records of the Council of Safety, the Revolutionary Accounts, Payroll, etc.  While the letter was in his hands, your second was received by Mr. Worden, and after some conversation with him upon the subject and upon the difficulties in the way of supplying the proof of authorizing service required, was returned with an indorsement [sic] requesting you to furnish further information (then deemed necessary.) as to the nature of the service etc.
  Your communication last received supposes an error here in  construing the letter from the Pension Department, and requests a copy of all "Laws passed calling forth the troops of this State in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1781, as specified in the above letter, or if  not in all of those years, as many of them as does appear of Record."
This request can be complied, with without further trouble or delay
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than is necessary for preparing the copies. These can be furnished to you some time next weeks.  But you will excuse the delay until a further espression [sic] of your wishes in the matter has been given, and for the reason that it is possible you may not be fully aware of the quantity of copy necessary to comply with the terms of your request.  During the years 1775-1781 the Legislature of our State, as you are doubtless aware. holds frequent sessions, and a great part of the Acts and Resolves passed by them were for raising, calling forth or detaching for local service, various bodies of troops. A partial examination of the Records, since the receipt of your last letter, shows that copies of these all [word underlined] would require from 100 to 150 pages of foolscap, - a very considerable outlay of labor, here, and of expense to yourself.  If required [both words underlined] the work shall be undertaken immediately. If, in the other case, copies are required only for those Acts authorizing the enlistment and service of particular Battalions and Regiments to which Mr. Gregory was attached, [almost all words were underlined from "only of"] It will be necessary that some further data should be furnished to assist the search, as expressed in the endorsement returned on your letter.
     Waiting further instructions from you.
                                I am, very respectfully
                                   Your obed Servt        
                                      J. H. Trumbull Clerk
                      for J.B. Robertson, Sect. of State
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April 27. 1848
Bradford Winton
Ellen Gregory Wid of
   Josiah

   Easton Ct
   24 April


      James L. Edwards Esqr             
            Commissioner of Pensions 
                     Washington City
                                 D.C.
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James L. Edwards Esqr
Sir.  In the forepart of February last I addressed a letter to you with a letter from the Office of the Secretary of this State & also a Certificate from the Office of the Comptroller of this State establishing the service of Josiah Gregory in the Revolutionary War for the benefit of Ellen Gregory his Widow for a pension & have received no answer, whether letter has been miscarried or overlooked in the Pension Office I am unable to say
It is now nearly a year since application was first made to establish the pension of Mrs Gregory.  She has been put to great expense & many inconveniences & has caused to be done seemingly all that could well be done & we think much more than was necessary to establish her claim.  If those papers have been recd,  please examine them & [word marked out] forward me a Certificate for her benefit of the same amount as was Received by her husband Josaiah Gregory communing on the day of his death which was on the 8th day of Feby. 1846 & let this case be ended.
For the case of Mabel Banks widow of Nathan Banks decd. an error was committed her pension certificate had ought to have been commenced on the 4th of March 1847 the day of her Husbands last drawing instead of the day of his death.  The certificate was gladly Recd.  but the expense incurred is considered wrong & much to be Regretted so also in the case of Mrs. Gregory it had ought to have been granted immediately on the establishing of their marriage & is to be hoped that the case is now satisfactorily established

Easton Fairfield Co. Ct.
April 21st 1848

And am Sir Yours
Respectfully
Bradford Winton
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A

Office of Secretary of State
Hartford Jany 10th 1848

Bradford Winton Esqr
Sir Your favour of the 6th Inst. was Recd at this Office by Mail of Saturday.  At the Request of the Secretary and in his absence I have the honor to Reply, that after the Rect of your first communication, in August last, some what protracted search was made in the Records of this Office for the evidence of & authority for the service of Mr. Gregory which your letter was understood to call for.  The search proving [illegible] unsuccessful here the matter was Referred to the Comptroller in whose custody are the Records of the Council of Safety, the Revolutionary amounts Pay Rolls [illegible]. While the letter was in his hands your second was Received by Mr. Wordin & after some conversation with him upon the subject & upon the difficulties in the way supplying the proof of authorized service Required was Returned with an indorsement Requesting you to furnish further information, thus deemed necessary, as to the nature of the service [illegible]
Your communication last Received supposes an error here in construing the letter from the Pension Department & Requests a copy of all laws passed calling forth the Troops of this State in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1781 as specified above in the above letter or if not in all of those years as many of them & does appear of Record 
This Request can be complied with without further trouble or delay than is necessary for preparing the copies.  These can be furnished to you some time next week.  But you will excuse the delay untill a further expression of your wishes in the matter has been given & for the reason that it is possible you may not be fully aware of the quantity of copy necessary to comply with the terms of Request.  During the years 1775 - 1781 the Legislature of our State as you are doubtless aware held frequent Sessions & a great part of the Acts & Resolves passed by them was for raising, calling forth or detaching for local service, various bodies of Troops.  A partial examination of the Records since the Receipt of your last letter shows that copies of these.
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all would Require from 100 to 150 pages of [illegible] a very considerable outlay of labour here & of expense to yourself.  If Required the work shall be undertaken immediately.  If in the other case copies are Required only of those Acts authorizing the enlistment & service of particular Battalions & Regiments to which Mr. Gregory was attached it will be necessary that some further data should be furnished to assist the search as expressed in the indorsement returned on your letter  Waiting further instructions from you

I am very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servant
J. H. Trumbull Clerk
for J. B Robertson Secretary of State

A True Copy of the original which was sent to the Pension Office at Washington Feby 5th 1848
B. Winton
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Copy of the Comptrollers Certificate

State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford 27th January 1847
"I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Josiah Gregory in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the Records & documents Remaining in this office Relating to that war. & find the following evidence of the service of Capt. Ozias Marvin with whom he is said to have served
In the amounts of the late "Pay table office" under date of April 14th, 1779 The United States is charged "To order on Treasurer [illegible] Cap. Ozias.  Marvin for his billet roll for his be Militia Westchester October, 76   From "Haskells Receipts" it appears that this Company was of Col. John Meads Regiment
In Haskills Receipts under the head of "Expenses of Coast Guards" and at date of 6th Feb. 1778 Capt. Ozias Marvino name appears as Rendering an account for Guard at Norwalk 1400 ..
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                                             FREE

[Postmark}        BRIDGEPORT
                               OCT
                                LO
                               Ct.

    James L. Edwards
             Commr. of Pensions
                    Washington City
                                    D.C.
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J.L. Edwards Esqr
                        Sir
                           On the 31st of July last I
wrote & mailed a letter directed to the Commr. of Pensions at Washington & inclosed [sic] in said letter the Declaration of Ellen Gregory for the Renewal of her Pension under the Act of Feby 1848.  It is now more than three months [last word inserted] since I wrote you [illegible] Certificate has been Recd or any information had Regarding it

   If the Declaration aforesaid has been Recd please examine & forward me a Certificate for Mrs. Gregory as soon as convenient & if it has not been received I wish you would write me
                                   And oblige Yours
                                       Respectfully
                                   Bradford Winton
Easton Fairfield Co.
Ct. October 9th 1848



2133
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[Written vertically, left side]
  Feby. 9 48
App by 
  Ellen Gregory


[Written horizontally, center]
James L. Edwards Esqr
            Com. of Pensions
               City of Washington
                         D.C.

[Written vertically, right side]
J.L. Edwards Esqr            Bradford Winton 
       Washington
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James L. Edwards Esqr
             Sir, Your letter of May26th 1847
taking exception to the declaration of Ellen Gregory for a pension for services claimed to have been rendered by her Decd. Husband
Josiah Gregory in the Revolutionary war & claiming record evidence from the Office of the Secretary of this State to establish those services have been complied with so far as they can be & herewith you will receive a Certificate from that Office showing the situation of the records in the same  And altho' the Certificate is not in due form neither under seal yet it informs of the situation of the Records  & to have got a certificate of those Records under seal would have cost from 25 to 50 dollars a bill which which I did not feel authorized to pay  neither had you under the circumstances ought to have wanted it.  I have also been informed by the Secretary that all of the Records in the relating to the Revolutionary War or Pension Office
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which her Husband received
In your letter of May 26 you have stated the different services rendered by Josiah Gregory, but have left us to guess  out where they were rendered of course you must be sensible that it is all but impossible to examine records for proof unless we have a starting point.  This I consider to be unfair from the fact that if we were to procure written evidence of those services you in your letter had ought to have stated where they were rendered or have given us an exact copy of his Declaration
Osiah Marvin was a Capt during the War & Josiah Gregory a soldier, he lived in the town of Norwalk on the Seaboard where alarms & rallys were constantly had & there is not neither can there be any question but that he was most constantly on duty at some point during the War -
He was a very active & energetic person.  One term of his service was in Col. Livingstons Regt. & that service was rendered out of this State of course no record evidence of this term of service can be obtained in this State, but the
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entitle the Widow to a full pension.  This widow was not asked for but I have procured it - The Comptroller of this State has also informed me that the principal part of the Records in his office have been copied & transferred to Washington together with all of the original Rolls & no doubt you have daily access to them, we of course are deprived of the information which we might & ought to receive from those Rolls & so far as I can ascertain all efforts are made to deprive us of that information
  The Comptroller of this State has also informed me that you have heretofore made a Request on that Office not to furnish evidence for Revolutionary services nor suffer the words to be examined for that purpose [next eleven words inserted] but it is too honest a way to withhold such [illegible]    This shows something & & I leave it for you to put your own instructions on it.  Fair play is the [illegible]. I will claim nothing except what is clearly Right & never mean to submit to anything evidently wrong -
          Proof as appears from Comptrollers Certificate   In 1779 Capt. Ozias Marvin rendered his acct. for services to Oct. '76  This was the 7 Months service of that year as alledged [sic]  in Josiah Gregorys declaration
_____
 On the 6th Feby. 1778 Ozias Marvin renders his acct. for Guard at Norwalk  This was the 12 Months alledged service in 1777
_____  Also another acct. under the same head but no date for giard at Norwalk - This no question includes the 3 Months in 1778
_____
Ozias Marvin commanded a State Guard at Norwalk on the 27th of May 1782
This would include the 12 Months from March 1781 as those dates and all the other dates are the time rendering the services
_____
Capt. Caleb St. John rendered his acct. for coast guard Novr. 17, 1780
This covers the 3 Months service in 1779 under the said St. John  Besides Col. Mead has rendered his acct. in Feby 1778 for a large amount of service which no doubt covers a part of the time & expenses which accrued up to that date, so that we have proved beyond a question 37 Months service leaving out of the question the 6 Months service in Livingstons Regt. but we claim the whole - Can there be a doubt remaining in the mind of any
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man but that Mr. Gregory rendered those services which he has alledged [sic].  There can be none I do therefore claim without further unwilling [?] that you and me a Certificate for Mrs. Gregory [last three words inserted] agreeable to her declaration of the same amount which her Husband the said Josiah Gregory drew in his lifetime
                                 And Am Sir
                                 Your Obdt. Servent [sic]
                                     Bradford Winton
Dated at Easton
Fairfield County
Ct. Feby 5th 1848
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Washington

[The following address is written vertically under the above]
James L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
City of Washington
          D.C.

[The following is written, inverted, below the above]

 Feb 9  48
Adm W
Ellen Gregory
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[Written vertically, left side]
Ellen Gregory
Declaration


       Accpt 3/48

Josiah Gregory decd
      [illegible]
  for Pension for
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd of February 1848 entitles "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows & Soldiers of the Revolution
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS
On this 29th day of July 1848 personally appeared before me a Magistrate in & for the County aforesaid Ellen Gregory a resident of Westport in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut aged near  [last word inserted] 83 Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War
  That She is the Widow of Josiah Gregory who was a private in the War of the Revolution & received a pension for said service under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 of Eighty dollars a year was a resident of said County & State at the time of his death & for proof of his services She refers to his declaration now in the pension Office in Washington
   She also declares that she was a pensioner under the Act of June 17 1844 of Eighty dollars a year as by Reference to her declaration now in the Pension Office will appear his certificate bearing date July 8th 1848
  She further declares that She is still a Widow
                 [Signed]              her
                                  Ellen    X    Gregory
                                           mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day
and Year before written
Before me
           [Signed]  Bradford Winton Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant & know she if the Widow of Josiah Gregory & the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the foregoing declaration
    [Signed]  Bradford Winton Jus. Peace
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Ellen Gregory wid of 
Josiah Gregory decd
for Pension ___--
30844 Cole
             Ct
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} SS

I Thomas Robinson Clerk of the County Court of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Bradford Winton is a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified that his commission was dated on the 24th day of June 1848 and that his signatures  on the other side hereby [last five words inserted] written are genuine  - and "on the other side hereof, & figures "24th" duly entered
                    Given under my hand & the seal 
                    of said County Court this 31st           
                    day of July    1848
              [Signed]  Thomas Robinson Clerk

[Seal affixed to left of prior paragraph]
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Easton Ct
May 7th                                           free

            James L. Edwards Esqr
                Commissioner of Pensions
                       Washington City
                                   D.C.


[Written vertically, left side] 
    No 13345
May 11 '47
           OM
 of Ellen Gregory 
    May 7 1838
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Dear Sir

Inclosed is the Declaration of
Ellen Gregory Widow of Josiah Gregory
late ofWestport Dec'd for the transfer
of his pension to her under the Law of 1838
43 & 4 & which papers I think you will
find made out in strict conformity to
said Acts -
If so please send me a
Certificate for her of the amount which
he recd as soon as convenient directed
to Easton in Connecticut & oblige
Yours Respectfully
Bradford Winton
Dated at Easton May 6th 1847
J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington City
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Sideways text:
Novem 23 47
for ?
Ellen Gregory


James L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
City of Washington
D. C.
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James L. Edwards Esqr
Sir your letter of May 26th
1847 was duly recd taking exceptions to the pension declare
ation of Ellen Gregory Wd of Josiah Gregory for a pension
under Act of 1838 & should have been answered before
this but from various causes I have delayed untill
the present
It seems from your letter that Josiah Gregory set
forth in his declaration for alledged services in the
Rev. War 43 months 24 of which would entitle
her to a full pension. Mr Gregory from report was
one of the most active & energetic men of his day
& was ready to lend a hand in time of need in his
Counties defence & it does appear to me that then
can be but small doubts remaining in the mind
of any one but that 24 months out of the 43 could
be situted on which Mrs Gregory could receive a pen-
sion without further trouble & expense, provided the
exceptions taken to her marriage as contained in
in your letter could be set a right & that fairly
proved. Agreeable therefore to the directions contained
in your letter I have taken the Deposition of John Gray &
copied his record & that of Josiah Gregory in his Deposition
In addition to that I have & send you the Certificate of
the Town Clerk of the Town of Norwalk of the Record
of the marriage of the said Josiah Gregory & Ellen
Adams on those Records which must place the
case without a shadow of doubt, beyond a question
as stated in her declaration. If therefore you are satis-
fied that her marriage is fully & fairly proved I do
think that you ought without hesitation or doub
ting to grant her a pension certificate of the amount 
which shall be found her due - but if on the other
hand there can be no yielding of opinion and
we are compelled to resort to the Records in the
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Secretary's Office as stated in your letter we must
submit & she incur all the expenses imaginable-
Please give take up this case again I give it a full
& fair investigation & see if both Law a Justice
would not bear you out in granting the pension
asked for, If it would not I would not in any
amount exact it
I am Sir
Yours Respectfully
Bradford Winton
Dated at Easton Nov 19th 1847
J. L. Edwards Esq