Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33,969, James Aray, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
Service:  New Jersey

Aray, James
or Array

Number:  S33,969
Contents:  Blank
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10.403???
New Jersey
James Array
Hunterdon Co. in the state of N. Jersey, who was a private in the regiment commanded  by Colonel Shreve, of the New Jersey line,k for the term of nine months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of October, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of May, 1819 and sent to J. T. Blackwell, agent Flemington, Hunterdon Co. N. J.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819    $40.51
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819
$48.00
Total:  $88.51
5 mo: 2/31
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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James Array
Private
Hunterdon Co. N. J.
Col. Shreve's Regt.
N. J. line, 9 mos.

3 October, 1818
Adm

John Thompson, Judge

J. T. Blackwell
agent,
Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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James Arey
Jersey Line
2d Regmt Col Shreve
June 1/78
ILLEGIBLE March 5/78  ILLEGIBLE
correct by Roll
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County
Be it known that on the third day of October AD one thousand Eight hundred and eighteen before me John Thompson one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said county personally appeared James Array aged fifty-nine years and ten months resident in the County and State aforesaid, , who being by me first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War (Viz) that he the said James Array enlisted in the Second Jersey regiment commanded by Col. Israel Sreve on the fifth day of June 1776.  That he joined the army at Mount Holly in said State in the company commanded by Capt Henry Lewis and that he served under the said Henry Lewis nine months in said second regiment and that he was in the battle of Monmoth and that he did on the fourth day of March 1777 obtain his discharge from Capt Lewis at Newwork in the said State of New Jersey and that he inlisted once afterwords for four month and once for five month and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has lost his discharge and that he has no other evidence now in his possession or his power to give of his said service.
James Aray
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
Jn. Thompson
I John Thompson Judge XcXc do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Array did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in aforementioned Declaration against the common enemy and I do well know that he is in indegent circumstances and needs relief, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War Department pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress, given under my hand and seal 3 day of October 1818.
Jn. Thompson
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State of New Jersey  
Hunterdon County
October 3rd, 1878
To the Secretary of the War Department
Sir
The within affidavit and procedings wher taken and sent on to your office by me the fifth day of May last of which there has been no return had I know not for what reason.
Yours Xc  Xc
Jn. Thompson Esq
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33969
Revy  INVALID
File No.  33,969
James Ariay
Pri  Rev War

Act: 18th March 18"
Index:- vol 2, Page 11
[Arrangement of 1870]