Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8610, for George Ray, Delaware
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SERVICE
Del.
Ray, George
NUMBER
R. 8610
CONTENTS
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35.256
George Ray
Ohio
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Court of Common Pleas
State of Ohio
County of Jefferson ⎬ss in & for the County aforesaid
 at March Term AD 1841 The following
proceedings were had to wit [underlined]
On this fifth day April
One Thousand Eight hundred and forty one personally appeared in
open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
now sitting George Ray [underlined] a resident of [?] Township in
the County of Jefferson and State of Ohio aged Eighty [?], who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the knife of the act
of Congress passed June of the war: that he enlisted in the
---
term of One year on the day of May in the year one Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seventy one in the State of Delaware in
the Company
and
Captain Moore in the
regiment commanded by Colonel in the line of the sale
of Delaware in the
continuation establishment that
continued to serve in the said corps until May 1785 when he
was discharged from the receive in churches in the State of
Pennan and that he was engaged in the
battle at Grandin and
Wincher, and
forging expeditions, on same
and that he enter
with the company through Philadelphia, Benton and other
places not now recolected; that he was, when he entered the
resident of Kent County Deleware and that he was a
Pounter
has no documentary evidence and knows of
no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify
to his service
hereby relinquished her claim whatever to a pension or annuity
kept the present; and declared that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
and in open Court
John S. Patterson Clk
George
his
Ray
mark
&
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William Gould & Valentine Priest residing
in the County of Jefferson & State of Ohio hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with George Ray who has
Subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we
believe him to Eighty 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 can opinion}
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in}
open court}
Wm Gould [signature]
Valentine Priest [signature]
John S. Patterson Clk
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 named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that
it appears to them that William Gould & Valentine Priest
who have signed the preceding certificate are credible
persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit
By order of the Court.
John S. Patterson Clk
State of Ohio, Jefferson County SS
I John Patterson Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in the County of Jefferson & State of Ohio
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court in the matter of the 
application of George Ray for a pension made in open Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal
of office this fifth day of April, A.D. 1841.
Attest
John S. Patterson Clk
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Interrogatories propounded in the Court [underlined]
1st When & where ^[insert] were you born?
A--- in Kent County Delaware in the year seventeen hundred & sixty one.
2nd Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
A--- I have none & never had
3rd Where were you living when called into the service;
Where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where
do you now live?
A--- I lived near Smyrna Kent County State of
Delaware when called into service after the
revolutionary war I resided in Baltimore State of
Maryland & now reside in [illegible]
Jefferson County, Ohio
4th How were you called into service; were you draughted
did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if
Substitute, for whom?
A--- I volunteered
5th State the names of some of the regular officers
who were with the troops where in service, and
such Continental and Militia Regiments as 
you can recollect and the general circumstances
of your service
A--- owing to my extreme age & [illegible] I
cannot remember any of the circumstances
attending my services nor the names of any
of the officers except three Captain Moore
Colonel Pope & Genl Sullivan of the regiment
in which I served
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service
and if so, by whom was it given, & what have you done
with it?
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A--- I received my discharge from Captain Moore but have lost it
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a soldier of the revolution
A--- William Gould, Valentine Priest, James Eakey, John Lloyd and James Boyd
George his X mark Ray
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[illegible lined out]
REJECTED [ink stamp]
8610
George Ray
Service
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
Searched for
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Washington 11 July 46
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pension
Dr Sir
I have been informed that
George Ray a revolutionary soldier, Now of Ohio, and
who is said to have enlisted at Dover in the State of
Delaware, in the Company of Capt. Moore & in the 
command of Genl. Sullivan for the term 3 years & that
he, Ray, fought at the Battle of Brandywine
made application at your office for a pension
through General Stokely of Ohio whilst he was a
member of Congress which was in 1841-2&3
He says he does not know what progress was
made in the case or why his application
failed. He desires to ascertain from you
what progress was made & what further proof
if any is needed in his case. Will you
have the goodness to advise me on this subject
at your earliest convenience 
Direct to the House of Rep.
Respectfully yours
J. D. Cummins
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Free
S. Stokely
J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City

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hnd Aug 28 '43
Ohio
George Ray
[ink stamp]
[handwriting very light]
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Steubenwell Augt. 22d 1843
Dear Sir
I wrote to you today supposing
that some additional Evidence prepared
in the case of Geo. Ray had been sent
to you-- But on enquiry, I found it in
the Clerk's Office & I now take the 
liberty to forward it to you.
Permit me to ask the favour
from you of an early investigation
of this matter, as the old Gent. is
very aged, infirm, & anxious
And a reply as soon as convenient
Very Respectfully &
your Obt. Servt.
J.L. Edwards Esqr. S. Stokely
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J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comr. of Pensions
Washington
Cola
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Oct 5. 184,
Geo. Ray
Ohio 1832
[ink stamp] OCT 2
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Steubenville Sept. 30. 1841
My Dear Sir
Will you be pleased to examine
The enclosed papers, as soon as convenient
They were prepared by me last spring
but unfortunately were left in the
Office of the Clerk of the Court
untill [sic] my return from Congress-- The
applicant is very old & infirm, & anxious
for his pension if the law will allow it
Very Respectfully
your obt. Servt. 
S. Stokely
J.L. Edwards Esqr.
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Free
S. Stokley
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comr. of Pensions
Washington D. C.
[ink stamp]
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Steubenville Aug 23d 1843
Dear Sir
Some time since I sent to
you the proof of service of George
Ray, a Revolutionary Claimant
I have not heard of their arrival
Please direct one of your Clerks to
inform me if the papers have
been received
George Ray claims for
Service in the Delaware Line,
you had once examined the case-
But we furnished additional 
evidence, which I hope has been recd.
Very Respectfully your friend
Yr obt. Servt.
J. Stokely
J.L. Edwards Esqr
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State of Ohio, Jefferson County ss
At a Court of Common Pleas in & for
the County aforesaid on this 30th day of
May AD 1843 personally appeared in open
Court George Ray, before the Court here
sitting, a resident of said County aforesaid
aged Eighty two years, who being duly
sworn according to law, doth on his
oath say, that the declaration heretofore
made by him before this Court, in order
to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress, for the relief of the Officers &
Soldiers, who served in the War of
the Revolution, & particularly that passed
June 7. 1832 - is true & correct.
& that he knows of no person whose 
testimony he can procure, who can testify to
his service 
And the reason why he did
not apply sooner than he did to be
placed on the pension roll of 
Revolutionary Pensioners, was, that at the
time he first heard of the passage of
the Law, granting pension, he lived in
an obscure part of Cecil County
in Maryland & was preparing to
remove to the State of Ohio - All his
Children that were of age had left him,
& removed to Ohio-- That he was entirely
ignorant of the provisions of the Law.
he could get no information on the subject
nearer than the large Towns which
were near a days journey from him
That he had no horse to ride, was so
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infirm that he could not walk the 
distance to Elkton or Lancaster, & he was
To[o] poor & reduced in his circumstances, that
he could not procure counsel assistance
One of his Children sent a wagon for
him to Maryland, from Ohio, & he
removed to his house in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio ^[insert] & in a short time afterwards to Jefferson
County where he now resides
Was soon thereafter as he
could conveniently procure the necessary 
information & was to make his application, 
he done so, & it is on file.
These means, & this information, was for the
first time afforded to him, by his children
& friends in Ohio, & could not by him
have been sooner or otherwise procured.
He further states that he was born in Kent County
Delaware in the year one thousand seven hundred
and sixty one but has no record of his age
was living in said County when he entered into
the service & since the revolution he resided for
some time in Baltimore from thence he removed
into Cecil County, Maryland and continued to
reside in that neighborhood until in the autumn
of 1836 when he removed to Harrison County, Ohio
where he resided with his son for about one year
when he removed to Jefferson County in the same
state where he now resides. He enlisted in
Captain Moore's Company and recollects the
name of Col. Pope & thinks according to the best
of his recollection that Gen. Sullivan commanded
He cannot at this time recollect the names of
any of the Continental or Militia troops then in
the service. The Company in which he served
first met at Dover in June 1777. from thence
they marched to Wilmington from Wilmington they 
proceeded to Philadelphia, from Philadelphia to
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Trenton & from Trenton to Brandywine and was
in the battle at that place after the battle they
retired back into the County towards Reading Pa
where they encamped. After the British left
Wilmington they returned from the encampment
to that place & after this time he does not
remember any particular circumstance, until discharged
He received a discharge from the service it was
given by Capt. Moore, he considered it of no
consequence after the war and it has long since
been lost.
Andrew Scott a Clergyman in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, James Boyd and
William Gould are persons to whom he is known
in this neighborhood and who can testify as to his
character for veracity and their belief of his
services as a soldier of the revolution
Sworn & subscribed the day and}
year aforesaid, in open Court}
John S. Patterson Clerk} Geo. his X mark Ray
We Wm Gould of Steubenville & 
Andrew Scott a Clergyman residing in Cross
Creek township Jefferson County, Ohio, and James
Boyd residing in Steubenville township County & State
aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
George Ray who has subscribed and sworn to
the above declaration that we believe him to be
eighty two years of age that he is reputed &
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur
in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the} Andrew Scott [signature]
day & year aforesaid} James Boyd [signature]
John S. Patterson Clk
Wm. Gould-
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State of Ohio Jefferson County ss
Court of Common Pleas, May Term, A.D. 1843.
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier
and served as he states. And the Court further
certifies, that it appears to them, that Andrew
Scott, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a
Clergyman resident in the County of Jefferson, and
that James Boyd and William Gould, who
have also signed the same, are residents in the
County of Jefferson, and are credible persons, and
that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John S. Patterson, Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas, in and
for said County of Jefferson, do
hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings
of the said Court, in the matter
of the application of George Ray
for a pension,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of
office, this 30th day of May A.D.
1843
Attest.
John S. Patterson Clk