Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1302-100, James Gray, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Gray, James
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 1302-100
CONTENTS
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No. 1302
Zachariah Gray son
and other heir or heirs 
of James Gray
from
Mary?
told to the Honble
Sam C. Smith
Mary?
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from
the United States.
By an Act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged
for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness,
fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
State of Maryland
City of Baltimore
We Zachariah Gray & E B Reese heirs at law of James Gray
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that James Gray
did enlist in 1776, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. 2. under the command of Colonel [left blank] of the Maryland line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the same.
We further declare, that we have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to James Gray
on the part of the United States; nor do we believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that we Zachariah Gray & Eliz. B Reese aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint General Samuel Smith to be our true and lawful attorney, for us and our names to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant
for the quantity of Land due to us as aforesaid; and our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to
constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest., Zachariah Gray
Elizabeth B Reese [her mark X]
Personally appeared the above named Zachariah Gray & Elizabeth B Reese subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest 
Henry Wm Gray
Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written [blank] was a magistrate
authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Maryland at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Baltimore this day of April 1828
C. Clerk, &c.
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Sct
On this twenty third day of April in the year 1828 Before me a Justice
Peace in and for said City personally appeared John Murray of Baltimore County who being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God did depose and say that he was intimately acquainted with James Gray who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and served until the close of the same, and that said James Gray married Ann Bowen sometime in the year 1792 or 1793, and that he knows Zachariah Gray, and Elizabeth Bowen Gray now Elizabeth Bowen Reese to be the lawful heirs of said James Gray, he being administrator of the Estate of said Gray, and after settling the same he divided the property and effects of said Estate between Zachariah Gray & Elizabeth Bowen Reese (one of the heirs having died previous to the settlement of the said Estate by said John Murray.
[signed] John Murray
Sworn and Subscribed To Before
Henry Wm Gray
On the same day as above mentioned appeared Colonel Josias Green of Baltimore County who being Sworn as above did depose and say that he knew the late James Gray and his wife, and that he believes
Zachariah Gray and Elizabeth Bowen Reese to be the lawful heirs of said James Gray & wife
Josias Green
Sworn and Subscribed To Before
Henry W Gray
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State of Maryland Baltimore County sct
I hereby certify that Henry W Gray gentleman before whom
the annexed acknowledgements and aforegoing depositions were made and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Baltimore County Court this twenty fourth day of April
Eighteen hundred and twenty Eight.
Wm Gibson, clk [clerk]
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August 3, 1936
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Mr. John W. Gray
540 N. Milton Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland

EA. J/EEL
James Gray
B. L. Wt. #1302-100

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Gray, who served as private in Colonel William Richardson's 5th Maryland Regiment: John Gray, who served as a 2nd lieutenant in Colonel Thomas Price's 2nd Maryland Regiment and James Gray, who served as private in Captain Thomas Price's 2nd Maryland Regiment.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the service in the Revolutionary War of any John Gray, who
served with the Maryland Troops. Such claims are the source of
the data furnished by this office.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in claim for bounty land based upon the military service in the
Revolutionary War of James Gray, the only soldier of that name, who served with the Maryland Troops, that is found on the records of this office.
[handwritten note - "There is another Capn James W. Gray"]
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of
James Gray are not shown.
James Gray enlisted, place not shown, in 1776, in the 2nd Maryland Regiment, and continued in service until the close of the war, Dates of service and names of officers not given.
He married in 1792 or 1793, place not shown, Ann Bowen. There
are no further particulars in regard to her. The dates of death of
the soldier and his wife are not given.
In April, 1838, Zachariah Gray, as son, and Elizabeth Bowen Gray Reese, made application in Baltimore, Maryland, as the only surviving heirs of the soldier, James Gray, for the bounty land  which was due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War. They were granted
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one hundred acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 1302, issued April 26, 1828.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the
General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish
that official with the number of the warrant, the acreage and the
date of issuance of said warrant.
In 1828, Henry W. Gray was a Justice of the Peace for Baltimore, Maryland. No relationship to the soldier, James Grey, was
stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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July 22, 1936
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I have learned from the War Department that one John Gray 
served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Captain Gosdon's
Company, 5th Maryland Regiment, commanded by Colonel William
Richardson.
Their records also show that one John Gray served in that war as 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Eccleston's Company, 2nd Maryland 
Regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas Price.
Their records further show that one James Gray served in said war as a private in a company designated at various times as Captain Ely Dorsey's and Lieut. Col. Benjamin Price's Company, 2nd Maryland Regiment, commanded by Col. Thomas Price
The War Department states that their collection of Revolutionary war
records is far from complete, and suggests your office as a possible source of further information. I am very anxious to establish proof that the above mentioned soldiers of the said war are my direct ancestors.
As far back as I can trace my ancestors, I find that all of them settled on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. However, I am of the belief that some of them must have established themselves in Western Maryland.
I would greatly appreciate any information your records could yield that would aid in the establishment of the locations of the homes of the above mentioned men, or any other members of the gray family that served in the Revolutionary War. If you have any information stating the addresses of any decendants of these men, please let me know of it.
I will take this opportunity to thank you in advance for the cooperation I feel certain of receiving from your office, and will be glad to give you any help that I can.
Very truly yours,
[signed] John Gray
John W. Gray
540 N. Milton Ave.
Baltimore, Md.
jwg/m
[marked] Received Jul 23 1936 Mail [remainder of mark is illegible]