Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,589, John Gee, New York
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SERVICE
New York

Gee, John

NUMBER
S 43589
B.L. Wt. 214-60-55
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11.705
New York
John Gee 2d

who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel VanCourtland of the N. York
line, for the term of 4 years 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 16 of January 1819.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of June 1819
and sent to Roswell Rangf[faded]
Cortland Village, N. York

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 13.13.                 13.13
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19                  48. 
                                            Total                 $61.13
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DECLARATION.
TO BE MADE WHERE A PARTY HAS HAD A WARRANT, AND DESIRES ANOTHER.

State of New York
County of Cortland
On this 29 day of May A.D., personally appeared
before me, E.W. Edgcomb a Notary Public within and for the County and
State, aforesaid John Gee 2  aged, ninety two years, a Resident of
Barton Tioga County in the State of New York who being duly sworn according
to law, declares that he is the identical John Gee 2
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Thodotions
Fowler in the Second Regiment of N.Y.
Continental Line commanded by Col Philip Van Cortland
in the war of the Revolution [much of line crossed out] for the term
of during war and continued in actual service, in said war, for
fourteen days; [rest of line crossed out]
[crossed out............] That he received Lot No. 21 in Township 
No. 24 (Virgil) in the State of N.Y, from said State of New York
for 600 acres, which he has since legally disposed of and cannot now return.

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved the 3d day of March, 1855.  He 
also declares, that he has never applied for nor received, under this or any other act of Congress, any bounty land warrant except the one above mentioned.
That he is now drawing a Pension for Said  Service under Act of March
18" 1818 at the rate of $96. per annum.
(mark of John Gee 2)
Attest. J. H. Wethey

We Savira Gee and J. H. Wethey, residents of Barton & Cortland
in the State of New York upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was sign and acknowledged by John Gee 2, in our presence,  and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that he is the identical person re represents himself to be.
(signature of Savira Gee)
(signature of J. H. Wethey)

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify  that i know the affiants to be credible persons' that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
(signature of E W Edgcomb)
Notary Public
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State of New York

Corland County to wit
On this sixteenth day of January in
the year Eighteen hundred and Nineteen, before
me  the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court
of Common pleas in and for the said County of
Cortland, in the said state of New York, personally
appears John Gee, aged fifty six years, resides
in the town of Virgil in the said County
of Cortland; who being by me first duly sworn
according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provision made
by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide
for Certain persons, engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the revolutionary
war":  that he the said John Gee enlisted in
Goshen Orange Co in the state of New York in
the Company commanded by Captain Woods
sometime in the year 1779. that he served in
said Company about three months, when he enlisted during the was under Captain Nathaniel
Norton in Wisenfells Regiment---
that he continued to serve in said Corps, or in the
service of the United States between four & five
years, during which time he marched under
Capt Norton  to Fort Plain, there joined the
Regiment under Colonel Wisenfell---from
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thence to Cooperstown, and [illegible] point, at
which place he joined Sullivans army, thence to
Genesee, Morristown N.Y. where the army wintered
and Rome or Fork Stanwix when he again took up
winter Quarters--from there to Albany, Yorktown, Virg. & Pumpton in New Jersey where he again Wintered--and in [illegible] other places and at New Burgh where
he again Wintered, and there stationed untill
some time in June in the year 1780, as what
place, he was honorably discharged from Service at
New Burgh aforesaid in the state of New
York under Capt. Fowler, in Van Cortlands Regt.
that he was at the Siege of Yorktown, and at the
Indian battle at Newtons.
That he i s in reduced Circumstances, and stands
in need of the assistance of his Country for
support.  & that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his services, other than
his discharge, which was delivered at the Land Office
there in the City of New York  in the year 1780.
(signature of John Gee)
Sworn to, and declared before me, the day
(signature of Edward C. Reid)
and year aforesaid.
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Schedule
State of New York
Cortland County Ss.
On this 13th day of September 1820
personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record
by the laws of said State for the said County of Cortland
John Gee 2d. aged fifty seven years resident in the
Town of Virgil.  in the said County of Cortland who
being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath
declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follow:
That he enlisted during the war is 1779. in a Company commanded
by Nathan.l Norton in Wisenfelts fourth New York Regiment &
served until the Year 1783 having served upwards of four Years
That his original application is dated the 16 Jany. 1819 and the
pension certificate issued thereon is numbered 71,205.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the
United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not
since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to  diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not  nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts of debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed by me.  Subscribed.
Real Estate none.  I possess the following personal property
One Cow, Small size 7 Years old, worth $14.00 2 Yearlings worth ten dollars
the hoof of one being frozen off.  2 Calves worth four dollars.  Six sheep worth
$6.00, 4 hogs to wit 1 old sow, 1 Yearling 2 Ghoats worth Eight dollars
1 plough [illegible] worth $1.00, One chain worth $1.00, 1 axe worth $1.00
1 old hoe, 1 old Sythe, 3 pitchforks worth $2.00, 1 old table, 1 dinner
pot, 1 dish kettle, 1 spail kettle, 1 Teakettle, 1 set knives, forks, 1 set cups
& saucers & old chairs, 1 pr old Hand Irons,  one tea pot, the last mentioned
ten articles I adjudge to be worth 10 dollars.  I have also a few
small small articles in my house as innumerated in the above list
towit, 1 small crane, 2 flat Irons and one old poor Chest.  i am indebted to the
following persons:  to Jonathan Hutchins $128' to W. & R. Randall $240.00 to John Huchins $9.00 to
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Samuel Content $5.00 and Sundry other debts to
Physicians mechanics &c---I have due to me from
Jonathan Gee fifty Dollars from William Trapp $2.50
& from Cornelius Wolfin Twenty four cents.  from the above
demand due to W. & R. Randall is to be deducted $25"
for the avails of a piece of Wild land of ten acres in Virgil
at two dollars & fifty cents per acre--I John Gee 2d--
And the said John Gee further swears that he is by occupation
a farmer & has been unable to do any work of consequence for about Ten Years occasioned by a Weakness of the back that he hasa Wife named Mary aged fifty years, of a weakly Constitution & at times unable to do house work.  That he has five children living with him as follows.  John Gee Jr. aged twenty Years, generally healthy. Caty Gee aged fourteen years, Jane Gee aged Twelve, Martha Gee aged ten years & Alfred Gee aged Seven Years, all healthy.  John Jr. will be twenty on on the 22nd of March next at which time the said John Gee will be destitute of help excepting his daughter & a Young boy and at present knows no means of support when his oldest boy has left him.
John Gee 2d
Sworn to & Declared on the 13th day of September 1820 before
Edward C. Reed
Barak Niles
Olwin M Diswell  Judges of Cirt. Court Com. Pleas

I Joshua Ballard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the County of Cortland & hereby Certify that the forgoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court & I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is sixty dollars..---------------------------
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this Thirteenth day of September 1820 
John Ballard Clerk
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 THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.        
  Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veteran’s Administration Archives

NAME. Gee, John  GRADE Private Line New York
WARRANT NUMBERS. 7165.  AND 214-60-55 ACREAGE  100  ISSUED. JULY 8, 1790 TO NOT SHOWN—-

———-*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General land office records in the National Archives.