Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21936, for Dwelly Perry, Rhode Island
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SERVICE R.I. | Perry, Dwelly | W21936
Patience

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3886
Rhode Island
Patience Perry
widow of Dwelly
R.I.
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars
00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1849 and sent to Franklin Greene
Providence R.I.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under
February 2, 1848, Page 18 Vol 3
[illegible]
Feby 15 49
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5499
Patience Perry
R. I.
Act 7 July 38
M 85. d87-
Asa Gray esq
Tiverton
R.I.
5499
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838, entitled "An Act grating half pay and pensions to certain widows".

State of Rhode Island
County of Newport

On this fourth day of March, 1839 personally appeared before the Court of Probate of Tiverton, in said County of Newport, a Court of Record, Patience Perry a resident of said Tiverton in sd. County of Newport aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838, entitled "An Act grating half pay and pensions to certain widows".

That she is the widow of Dwelly Perry who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War. We were both born and always lived in said Tiverton and nowhere else. At the time the enemy were on Rhode Island in the War of the Revolution my said husband was enrolled in the second Company of Militia in sd. Tiverton commanded by Capt. Benjamin Borden and after him by Capt. Richard Durfee in the Regiment of Col. John Cook. My said husband has been dead a great many years and I have no personal knowledge of his services but, from the best of my recollection of his statements in his life time I believe he served as a Soldier in said Militia Company in keeping guard on the shores and other Military services in Tiverton and vicinity a great part of the time in the years 1777-1778 & 1779 and that he went with said Company on to Rhode Island in Sullivan's expedition in August 1778. I believe he served the same as others of said Company and at least six months in the year 1777 - Six months in the year 1778 and in the year 1779 five months - and that he was called out in cases of alarm at many times when it was not his turn to be on duty not only while the enemy held Rhode Island but afterwards in the years 1780-1781 & 1782. I have no documentary evidence of the services of my said husband, nor discharge from them, but I refer to the accompanying affidavits for Proof. She declares that she was daughter of Phineas Stephen Tallman and was born in sd. Tiverton on the 28th day of March seventeen hundred Sixty Six that she does not know the exact age of her said husband; but she knows he was more than
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four years older than herself he was the son of Phineas Perry of this town - she has no record of the age of her said husband or of herself - 

She further declares that she was married to the said Dwelly Perry on the seventh day of February in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five, by Thomas Durfee Esq. that her husband the aforesaid Dwelly Perry died near to fifty years of age but the exact time of his death she does not know his trade was that of a Cooper and he went from home in the year 1787 to New Bern, North Carolina, she never received any Letter or tidings from himself after he left home, and the first news she had of him were the melancholy tidings of his decease and she has not since been married. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the married took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz. at the time above stated.

Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year above written in open Court | Patience Perry

Asa Gray, Prob. Clerk

And the Court certify that the above named Patience Perry is the Widow of said Dwelly Perry, a revolutionary soldier of this town, that she is a person of truth, and that they believe the statements by her made are true.

I Asa Gray, Clerk of said Court of Probate, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Patience Perry for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal of Office this fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.

Asa Gray, Clear of Court of Probate
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I Chas. Durfee, on of the Children and Representatives of the late Hon. Thoms. Durfee of Tiverton in the County of Newport deceased, who am a resident of the same town of Tiverton do testify and declare, that, being in possession of many of the Official records of the said Thomas, particularly of such, which were kept by hi when acting as a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Newport, & upon examination of such his records of marriages, I find as follows - February the seventh, Seventeen Hundred and Eighty-Five Thoms. married Dwelly Perry son of Phineas to Patience Tallman daughter of Stephen " - signed "Thoms Durfee J.P." - which is a true copy of the original Record, excepting the date which is expressed in the margin of the same in fare legible figures as follows 1785 Febr. 7th.

Chas. Durfee

State of Rhode Island |
County of Newport | ss.

Be it known that on the 1st day of March 1839 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County personally came, Charles Durfree, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed and I further certify that said Charles Durfee is a credible person

Before me Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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4692
Rhode Island

Patience Perry 
widow of Dwelly Perry
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Jan. 1844 and sent to Asa Gray
Tiverton, R.I.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1 Page 93
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Rhode Island.
Patience Perry
widow of Dwelly Perry, dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of __ and who died on the __ about 1790. of Newport in the State of R. Island who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Borden of the regt commanded by Col. Cook in the R.I. Militia line for 8 months.

Inscribed in the Roll of R. Island at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of pension issued the 1st day of June 1840, & sent to Asa Gray Esq. Tiverton, R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $106.66 Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept 40 13.33

$119.99

{Act of July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by D McCurdy Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 19.
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 21936

Patience Perry
widow of
Dwelly Perry
Pri. Rev War

Act Feb 29 48
Index: Vol. M. Page 123.

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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20
Providence R.I.
Oct 9
2
Mr. Cole
R.I.
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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5499
[illegible] Asa Gray, Esq.
2, '39 same May 12, '40.
Act 7. July 38
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Providence October 9th, 1848
Sir
I herewith transmit the declarations of
Mary Hicks Widow of Abram
& Patience Perry " Dwelley who were
pensioners on the Rhode Island Roll under the act of 17th June 1844. who now claim the benefit of the Act of July 2. 1848.
Please transmit their certificate when
prepared, to my address.
I am very respectfully
your Obt svt
Franklin Greene
J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington.
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5762.
Patience Perry
$26.66 per an
Asa Gray
Tiverton
R. I.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting Pensions for one year to certain widows who have received Pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport S.S.
On this eighteenth day of September A.D. 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Newport. Patience Perry a resident of Tiverton in said County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island aged Seventy Six 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Dwelly Perry of Tiverton in said County of Newport, deceased who was a private in the militia in the war of the Revolution; that he served in a company of Militia in said Tiverton commanded
by Capt. Benjamin Borden, in Col. John Cook's Regiment. That she received a pension at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and sixty six cents per annum under the act of July 7 1838.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Signed in my presence
[illegible] Kenny
patience perry
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, and I further certify that said Patience Perry is personally known to me, she is a credible person, and the same person
that received a pension, as the above declares
Before me,
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island 
County of Newport S.S.
I Charles Durfee, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the town of Tiverton in the County of Newport being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Newport, residing in Tiverton, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn and fully authorized to act in his said capacity, and the signature of his name
to the [illegible] the within Declaration is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal
of Office this Sixteenth day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty three
Charles Durfee Probt Clk
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport SS
I Daniel C. Denham Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County aforesaid being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Tiverton in the County aforesaid was appointed by the Town of Tiverton and commissioned by the Governor of this State and is fully authorized to act in his
said capacity. And that his signature before written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said Court at Newport
on this sixth day of January one
thousand eight hundred and forty
four.
Daniel C. Denham Clk
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Patience Perry
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State of Rhode Island,
County of Newport SS
On this Fourteenth day of September, A.D. 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Newport, Patience Perry
a resident of Tiverton in the County of Newport, aforesaid, aged eighty-one 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 provision made by the act of Congress,
passed on the 2d of February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war: - That she is the Widow of Dwelly Perry who was a Private in the war of the Revolution, and that he received a pension of Twenty-six dollars & sixty six cents per annum, under the act of 17th of June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.
patience Perry
Sworn and subscribed on the day and
year above written, before me, ss.
William G. Borden Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
William G. Borden Justice of the Peace.
State of Rhode Island,
County of Newport ss.
I Daniel C. Denham Clerk of the Court of the
Common Pleas in the county aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify,
that William G. Borden is a Justice of the Peace
in the county aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in said capacity, and that his signatures above written are genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Newport on this third day of October 1848
Daniel C. Denham, Clerk
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Patience Perry
Wid of Dwelly
RI
Act July 7. 1838
Married 1785
died 1787
Allow 8 mo pri
$26.66 per ann
See let May 12 1840
Asa Gray
Asa Gray Esq
Tiverton RI
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Tiverton
May 28
R.I.
L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
War Department
Pension Office
Washington
June 1 1840
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Tiverton, May 27, 1840
Sir:
By your Letter of the 12. Ins. I am advised
that upon the present exhibits of the evidence, an allowance for 9 months service will be made, in the cases of Elizabeth Davol, and of Peace Taber; an allowance of 8 months in the case of Patience Perry, and of 12 months as sergeant & 3 months as private in the case of Abigail Stafford.
All the evidence that can be procured, known
to the applicants, has been furnished, they will therefor limit their claims to such amounts as can be allowed under the present exhibits
I am with great respect
Your Obt Servt
Asa Gray
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate of the town of Tiverton
in the County of Newport and State aforesaid
I Asa Gray, Clerk of said Court of Probate a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Newport duly appointed Commissioned and sworn and fully authorized
to act in his said capacity, and the signatures of his name to the annexed Depositions of William Albert, Elihu Gifford and Charles Durfee are his genuine signatures. I further certify that Charles Durfee is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Newport duly appointed Commissioned and sworn, and
fully authorized to act in his said capacity, and the signature of his name to the annexed Certificate of the Town Clerk of Tiverton is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal of
office this eighth day of May in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine
Asa Gray, Clerk of Court
of Probate
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I Asa Gray of Tiverton, in the County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island, do depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of said town of Tiverton and have the keeping of the records of Marriages in said town, and upon diligent search do not find the marriage of Dwelly Perry and Patience Tallman there recorded
I further certify that there are many marriages in
this town that are never entered on the Public
records.
Asa Gray Town Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to this
31st day of January 1839
Chas Durfee
Justice of the Peace
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I William Albert of Tiverton in the County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island, a Revolutionary soldier aged Seventy seven years last August, do testify and say that I was
very well acquainted with Dwelly Perry of this town whose widow Patience Perry, is an applicant for a pension; my first wife was
his sister, and when we were boys about ten years or more old we lived in the same house together, and we always lived near neighbors in Tiverton till he went out to the South many years ago and there died - said Dwelly was older than myself, and as near as I can recollect he was as much as a year older - said Dwelly served in Capt. Benjamin Borden's Company of Militia in Tiverton in Col. John Cook's Regiment in the War of the Revolution, to the same Company I belonged and served in it from August 1777 till I entered into the State service in March 1779 - said Dwelly
had been serving in said Company before I was enrolled and while I belonged to it. he served his regular tours of a month at a time; and as often as every other month, engaged
in the actual military service of his Country, on and near the shores in Tiverton opposite to Rhode Island where the enemy had possession - from my intimate acquaintance with said
Dwelly I knew much of his services in the war, and from my recollection of them I say he served at least six months as aforesaid in the year 1777, and six months in 1778, and
he went on Rhode Island with the army in Sullivan's expedition in 1778. he continued in said Company in the year 1779, but I do not know so much about his services after March of this year as I then entered into the State
service; but I have no doubt he continued to perform his monthly tours of service this year after I left the Company in March, as he had before done up to that time. every one that
belonged to the Company had to serve one half of the time, to wit every other month till November 1779 on his own account, said
Dwelly was a poor man, and the son of a poor man, and such persons always performed their own tours of duty, for there was not much other business but soldiering done in those
times. I believe said Dwelly served in said Company as much as five months from January till November 1779 - the said Patience Perry has never married since the decease
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of her said husband the said Dwelly Perry, but continues his Widow -
his
William Albert
mark
Signed in my presence
Elizabeth Gray
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport S.S.
Be it known that on the twenty seventh day of February 1839 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, personally came William Albert and subscribed his foregoing Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same, and I further certify that said
William Albert is a credible person,
Before me, Asa Gray Justice of Peace
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I Elihu Gifford of Tiverton, in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island, Seventy nine years of age do depose and say that Dwelly Perry formerly of this town was a soldier of the Revolution. I said Perry married
Patience Tallman of this town, and she remains
his widow having never married since his decease. in the year 1777 and from that time till the British left Newport in 1779 said Perry served with me in Capt Bordens Company of Militia in Tiverton, in Col Cook's Regiment
this Company was called into the service in two divisions, one half of said Company served at the guard stations on the shores in Tiverton one month, when it was relieved by the
other half which served in like manner one month, when the first half again took its turn, and this service continued from the time the enemy took possession of Rhode Island
till they left, a period of nearly three years. the half part of said Company being always on duty. Precollect that said Perry served in the year 1777 but I dont recollect so well that he served the first part of said year or at the time
the enemy came to Rhode Island in December 1776. I say from the best of my recollection he served at least four months in 1777 - and he served six months in 1778 and five months in 1779 - he was in said Company on Rhode
Island in August 1778 in Sullivan's expedition, all his said services, excepting the time on Rhode Island in Sullivan's expeditions, were at the different guard stations in Tiverton and mostly at Nanaquaket, Howland's ferry
and Anthony's Wharf, in the actual military service of his Country in said Company. said Perry went away from here a great many years ago and I have heard died some where in the Southern States.
Elihu Gifford
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport SS. Be it known, that on the ninth day of February 1839 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County, personally came Elihu Gifford & Subscribed his above Deposition & made oath to the truth of the same, & I further certify that said Deponent is a credible person, Before me, Asa Gray Justice of Peace
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The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate for the town of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State aforesaid I Asa Gray Clerk of the said Court of Probate, a Court of Record do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Newport duly appointed commissioned and sworn and fully authorized to act in his said capacity, And further certify that the signatures of his name to the certificates on the depositions of William Albert and
Elihu Gifford hereto annexed are his genuine signatures
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Asa Gray Clerk of Court of Probate
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I William Albert of Tiverton in the County of Newport & State of Rhode Island of lawful age having heretofore given testimony in relation to the services of Twelly Perry in the Revolutionary War, and being requested
to give testimony of other matters in relation thereto do testify and say that the services of said Twelly in the militia in Tiverton
were military services. I performed the like services in the militia and I considered them as strictly military services as those I performed in Topham's Regiment, in the State service as it was called the Malitia were paid and subsisted by the State, and were called into the service by the State and not by the town of Tiverton
said Dwelly served at least one month in the spring of 1777 on Quaket, and two months at two different times at the same place
in the summer of same year, and one month same year at Howland's ferry - in 1778 he served at least one month on Quaket in the
Winter - One month at said place in the Spring - One month at Howland's ferry in the summer, and one month about a
mile North of Howland's ferry in the Autumn - in the first part of the year 1779 he served one month near Howland's ferry, and said Dwelly served one month in August 1778 on Rhode Island all said services were in the Reg. of which John Cook was Col. & Pardon
Gray Leui Col. and in the Com. of Capt. Benjn Borden, and said Borden was to the best of my recollection always present in command.
We drew our provisions from a Magazine kept at Howlands Ferry. For these services in the Militia we were not marched out of the
town, for our services were wanted not so much at any other place. the enemy were close to us, all the time in sight. We were in
Camp or garrison if it may be so termed, there were two forts at Howlands ferry - at Quaket there was no fort. We encamped in the open field or were billetted at the farm houses. 
said Dwelly in these service was nearest to three miles from home.
Gen. Cornell had the chief command of the Militia most or all the time, there were many other officers here in Triverton at different times that I did not know. I cannot now remember the months in which said Dwelly commenced his services, he served a month at a time. & I fully believe from my recollection, that he served more than the ten months above named-
his
William Albert
mark
Signed in my presence
Susan Gray
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State of Rhode Island &c
Newport County SS.
Be it known, that on the twenty fourth day of February 1840 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, personally came William Albert and subscribed his within Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that said William Albert is a credible person
Before me, Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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I Elihu Gifford of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations of lawful age, having heretofore
given my testimony in the matter of the application of Patience
Perry widow of Dwelly Perry for a Pension do now further testify and
say, that said Dwelly performed Military service in Capt. B. Borden's Company of Militia in Tiverton, in Col Cook's Regment as follows, one month in the Spring of the year 1777 on
Nanaquaket, and two months in the summer and one in the autumn of same year, a part of the time at Quaket and a part at Howland's ferry - in 1778 in the winter one month, in
the spring one month, in the summer one month and autumn one
month, some of said month on Quaket and some at Howland's ferry, and he was also one other month this year on Rhode Island
in the expedition of Gen. Sullivan - he served at least four months in 1779. to wit, one month in the winter at Howland's
ferry One in the spring and one in the summer I think both on Quaket, and one in the fall near Howlands ferry -
Capt. Borden commanded in person. we were in regular military encampments, called into the service and paid and subsisted
by the State - the provisions were found by the State and were kept at Howlands ferry - either Col Cook or Leui Col. Gray
visited the different encampments of our Regiment daily. from the position of the enemy having the whole of Rhode Island
in his power, it was necessary for the troops in Tiverton to be extended many miles along the shore. and the different companies
of our Regiment were encamped at seperate places - there were embodied under Capt. Borden more than forty men
at a time - of the Regiment embodied there were probably four hundred men. while performing these services said Dwelly was
usually about three miles from home from the best of my recollection. said Dwelly served more than thirteen months and they were all actual military services. the particular months
he was in the service I cannot now remember
Elihu Gifford
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State of Rhode Island [illegible]
County of Newport S.S
Be it known, that on the twenty second day of February 1840
before https://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngthe Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for
said County personally came Elihu Gifford and subscribed
and made oath to the truth of his within Deposition. And
I further certify that said Deponent is a credible person
Before me, Asa Gray Justice of the Peace