Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,534, George Gear, Conn.
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SERVICE                                             NUMBER
Conn              Gear, George              S.36,534

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CONTENTS
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Check mark   3427.

Connecticut Roll
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George Gear,           4(?)
Capt Post
Conn      Private Artillery
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Oct. 1 1818
and sent to Stephen Titus Hosmer(?) Esq., Middletown Connecticut 
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818               37.60
Semi-anl. all's ending 4th Mar 1819   48.00
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Arrears 4 Mo 21/30                              $85.60
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[Handwritten notation]
Not entitled to a pension under the law
[illegible] 1 May 1820?  Notification sent to John Fisk Esq 5 July 1820 Middletown Connt
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State of Connecticut  ss Middletown.

On this fourteenth day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen, before me the Subscriber, one of the [illegible] of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, personally appeared George Gear aged Fifty eight years, resident in Middletown in the said State, who being by the said duly sworn doth, in his Oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for [illegible] [illegible] engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war".  That he the said George Gear, on the eighth day of May One Thousand, One Hundred, & Seventy eight enlisted in Middletown in the State of [illegible], in the company commanded by [illegible] Anthony Post of the Regiment commanded by Cdr Lamb, in the artillery  department commanded by General Knox; that he continued to serve in said Company two years, at which time, the term of his enlistment having expired, he on the eighth day of May One Thousand, Seven Hundred, and Eighty was discharged from service by [illegible] in Fredericksburg in the State of New York,  That before his aforesaid enlistment he was a soldier in the American army under the command of General Gates at the [illegible] and
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was in the battle preceding the capture of Genl Burgoyne serving at that time in the Company of Capt. Joseph Blague in the Regiment commanded by Col Cook, particularly in the Battle of [illegible] on the nineteenth of September, and in the Battle of the seventh of  October in the rear guard only; - - - and that he is in [illegible] circumstances, and [illegible] in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.  - -  S Titus Homer

I Stephen Titus Homer a Judge of the Superior Court for the [illegible] of [illegible] - hereby do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said George Gear did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, and that he is in [illegible] circumstances and stands in need of [illegible] the common enemy and I [illegible] the proceedings and testimony taken
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[illegible] the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, personally appearing Joseph Dolittle of [illegible] in said State, who being my me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare & say that he has been well acquainted with George Gear the [illegible] of the preceding Declaration given, before he  knew of the [illegible].  That he served in the army with the said George Gear, in the Company commanded by Capt. Anthony Post in the Regiment of Col Lamb, having enlisted with him on the same day and having been discharged with him on the same day, and that the facts stated in the preceding declaration of the said George Gear made in his presence, & afterward made to him excepting the Battles in which the said George Gear was in the Northern army, and which he has often heard of and believes to be [?] are all & every part of them the truth.
Sworn to & declared before me the day year aforesaid       
S Titus Homer

I John Fisk Clerk of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut do Certify that [balance of page illegible]
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is one of the Judges of the [illegible] Superior Court and that his name [?]  to the preceding declaration and Certify Signed A. B. C. is his proper handwriting and signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at [?] on this 20th day of April 1818.
[?] Fisk  Clerk
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State and District of Connecticut, ss.

On the 2d day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, before the [?] County Court holden at Middletown within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, on the 2d day of June 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, George Gear aged 60 years, resident in the town of Middletown in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows:  That the said George Gear enlisted for the term of two years on the 8th day of May in the year 1778 in Middletown in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Anthony Post in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Lamb in the line of the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment : That he continued to serve in the said corps until the 8th day of May 1780 - - when he was discharged from said service in Fredericksburg in the State of New York.  That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, as nearly as he can recollect, having no minutes, on the 14th day of April 1818 --; and had transmitted to him a Certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No. 3472 and for further particulars he refers this Declaration now in the office of the [?] the Secretary of War --
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident 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 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 and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War;"  and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me submitted.
I do fruther solemnly swear, that I was in the battles of Still Water and at the capture of General Burgoyne and his army previous to the time where I was in the two years service in October 1777--
That I am by occupation a [?]
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That the number of my family residing with me is Six; and their names
 and ages are as follows: 
Olive my wife aged 52 yrs
Olive my daughter 18
Hiram & Jerusha, Twins, my children 26 yrs
Abijah 12yrs
Ebenezer 9 yrs
That I am much afflicted with the Rheumatism 
and am unable to Work but Little
that for some months I have been very
Lame and my age and deformities Render
it doubtful whether I shall ever be Better
That my wife is Likewise feeble- and that 
the remainder of my family are not more 
Than sufficient to contribute Two Thirds to 
their own support- I further swear that
at the advanced Period of Life my Property
will not support me and my family, and 
that I am in need of and cannot subsist 
without the Pension granted me by
government-
George Gear
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SCHEDULE annexed to the Declaration and Oath above made and taken before the adjourned County Court aforesaid.

one house Barn [?] and about one acre of Land and the appurtenences - - - $300.00

16 acres of Land called the Upper Lot 200.00
5 3/4 d - -D - -  Pratt - -D-  250.00
9 3/4 d - -D - -   [?] - - -D    245.00
14      d - -D  - Mountain-D   200.00
                                                1275.00

Farming utensils
1 Horse cart $5  1 horse Waggon & harness $20 - - - 25.00
1 plough $2   1 chain  25cts  1 [?] $4      6.25

Household Furniture
1 clock & case $5.00  1 writing desk $1.50   6.50
22 ord chairs  5.50
4 tables $7.00 - 1 candlestand 16cts    7.16
 1 Chest-Drawers $1.50 - 2 Low Chests 75cts. 2.25
1 Brass Kettle  $2.00 - 1 Iron Kettle $1.00   3.00 
1 Porrige Pot  75cts   1[?] 25     1.00
1 Frying Pan 10cts  2 Dish [?]  .50  1 Tea Kettle 10  .70
2 candlesticks 50 - 9 knives and forks $1 - 1.50
crockery $2.00  spoons glass etc $5.60 - -  7.60
milk pans $1.25  pails  40 - cheese Press $1.00   2.?5
Pewter and tin ware $2.50  Earthan stoneware      50    3.00
Bible and other Books --   3.50
1 horse $18   2 cows  $28 - 1 Heifer 11, - --56.00
1 Saddle $1- 1 Loom $3   spinning wheel 50   3.50
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Schedule continued                           $1441.91
100 lb Pork - 30 shad - 12 old casks}
1 cask with vinegar   110 lb Flour}
1 [?] Bagg Dry cask Inventory}                35.20
including saws and hammers  2}
Geese - 7 Hens & grindstone ord [?]}
with Warming Pans [?] Hitchers} 
                                                                $1,477.11
added by Court - -                                      89.00
                           Geo Gear                      $1,566.11

Debts which I owe
one note of about  $70 to Mr. Timothy M[?]
one of about $70 to Mr Eben Bacon one Debt
to Mrs Jemima Johnson $36 - one note to Mr
Daniel Rand $8 and sundry Book Debts about $20 -
$204
George Gear

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George Gear
Middletown
[?] 7 October 1818.

Not entitled

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I  [?] Fisk - -  Clerk of the Court of 
common Pleas [?] aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and Schedule annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court.  And 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 One Thousand Five Hundred & Sixty-Six dollars and Eleven cents. 

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IN TESTAMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my and and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 2nd day of June 1820.
[?] Fisk Clerk of the Court

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No. 88
George Gear

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36534
Invalid
Roy
File No. 36534
George Gear
[illegible] Rev War
Act: 18th March 18[illegible]
Index:-Vol. 2 Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Honorable J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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Middletown Sept. 28th 1818
Sir,
Enclosed and the declarations of George
Gear, Joseph Doolittle, and Thomas
Church....
The Depositions taken before David
Northrup, were sent to me, without the
Certificate of the Clerk. I am in
formed & have no doubt, that Mr.
Northrup is a Justice of the Peace.
The Depositions were taken under the
direction of Mr. Boardman of New
Milford, a respectable lawyer of my
acquaintance, & by
him there were [illegible]
-[illegible] to Mr. W. Boardman is of the
County of Litchfield, and of unquestio-
-nable integrity...
This declaration of Thomas Church
was returned to me from the War
Office, with an entry upon it that he
was not on the New York Roll. I
always supposed that he was in the fen-
[illegible] line. He was an [undecipherable] in
one of the seven company raised by
the Quarter Master General, & by [unknown]
of Congress
November 12th 1779 [undecipherable]
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I John Fisk Clerk of the Superior Court
for the State of Connecticut do Certify
That the Honorable Stephen Titus
Hosmer of Middletown in the State
aforesaid is one of the Judges of
the said Court, & that his name subscribed to
the preceding declaration & certificate marked
D. E. F. G. C. is his proper hand writing
& signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, & affixed the seal of the said Court, at Middletown aforesaid, on this 11th
day of September.
John Fisk clerk
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State of Connecticut ss. Sherman. On this
day of September AD 1818, before me
the Subscriber a Justice of Peace in & for the County 
of Fairfield in said State, personally appeared
Abiel Sherman of Paulingstown County of
Dutchys & State of New York, a person known
to me to be of fair character & worthy of credit,
who being by me first duly sworn according
to Law, doth on his Oath declare & saith
"I am well acquainted with George Gear
who I understand, belongs at
Middletown in the State of Connecticut, & has made
application under the act of Congress of the 18th day of
March last, to be placed on the Pension list
as a pensioner of the United 
States; that I knew Gear to serve as an artifi-
eer for the period of two years in the Revolution-
ary War, in the company commanded by
Capt Anthony Post, [illegible] commanded by Col
Lerint, to wit from some time in the month
of May 1778 to sometime in the month of May
1780, when he [illegible] Gear was discharged from
said service at Fredericksburg in the State of
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Abiel Sherman
New York -
sworn to & Subscribed on the day just above
written before me David Northrup Justice of Peace
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State and District of Connecticut ss Mid-
dletown June 30th 1820.

I George Gear of said Middletown having on
the 21st day of [undecipherable] June made oath before the
County Court within and for the County of Middletown
and certified, that I am much afflicted with the rhu-
matism and am unable to work but little that 
for some months I have been very lame, and
my age and infirmities render it doubtful whe-
ther I shall ever be better.
In addition to which, I now state that I am much
afflicted with an asthmatical complaint, which at 
times renders me utterly unable to perform any
business. That I have other bodily infirmities
by reason of which I am in a great measure
helpless all of which I urge as reasons for the
continuance of my pension from the Govern
ment
Not having been so particular before the Court
is the reason why this additional statement is
made by me.  George Gear
Middlesex 6th June 30th 1820. The preceed-
ing statement was signed by George Gear, the same person who was sworn before the County
Court for Middlesex County on the 21 June 1820.
before us the subscriber Judges of said County
Court
A. Miller Chief Judge
to assistant Judge
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D.
State of Connecticut. [illegible]
On this 27th day of July 1818, before me the
Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Superior Court
for the State of Connecticut personally
appears
Samuel Sill of Lyme in the said State
who being by me first duly sworn according
to Law, doth, on his oath, declare and say
That he is well acquainted with George
Gear of Middletown in the said State,
the person who made the preceeding declara-
tion on Oath: That he, the said Samuel
Sill was an enlisted on artificer in the company
commanded by Capt Anthony Post, of & in the
Regiment commanded by Col. Lamb in the
artillery department commanded by General
Knox, from May 1778 to May 1780. That the
said George Gear was an enlisted artifi-
cer in the said Company, of service therein
from May 1776 to May 1780, when he was
discharged from service at Fredericksburg
in the State of New York.
Sworn to & declared before me this day &
year aforesaid.  S Titus Hosmer

E.   State of Connecticut [symbol] Middletown -
On the 18th day of September 1818, before
me the Subscriber, one of the Judge of the
Superior Court for the state of Connecticut,
personally appears John Treat of Middletown
aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn
according to Law, doth, on his Oath, declares
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and says: That he is well acquainted with
George Gear of said Middletown, the person
who made the preceeding agumentaion on
Oath. That he the said John Treat, was
a [undecipherable] in the Regiment of Light horse
commanded by Col Elisha Sheldon from
the year 1777 to the termination of the 
Revolutionary War. That the said
George Gear enlisted in May 1778 at
Middletown afore said, in the Company com-
manded by Capt Anthony Post, in
the Regiment commanded by Col Lamb,
in the artillery department commanded by
General Knox, & continued to serve in
said Company until May 1780, when,
he left the army, [unknown] the said John Treat
supposes by discharge, but he was not present
and cannot positively declare; that
during the time of the above service of
the said George Gear he frequently
saw him  & was at his quarters
put up with him during the night.

Sworn to & declared before me the day
 & year aforesaid.   Titus Thomas
State of Connecticut ss Middleton
Sept 11th 1818

I Stephen Titus Hosmer [unknown]
as aforesaid do Certify, That I am
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personally acquainted with Joseph Doolittle and John Trent the persons who made the preceding declarations on oath, and that they are men of fair character and worthy of belief and in enquiry. I am satisfied that Samuel Sill before named is a person worthy of belief. S Titus Hosmer

G.
State of Connecticut ss Middleton.
On this 11th day of September 1818, before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the superior court for the State of Connecticut personally appears Chidhack Brandoc of Middletown aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on this oath declare and say that he is well acquainted with George Geer of said Middletown the person who made the first preceeding declaration on oath and with his [illegible], and that his whole estate is worth
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Two thousand dollars only, and that he has a wife and five children to support, and that he, the said George Gear, is an infirm man and unable to labor. 
S Titus Hosmer

H.   State of Connecticut, Middletown.
On this 11th day of September 1818, before me, S Titus Hosmer a member of the superior court for the State of Connecticut, personally appears George Gear of Middletown aforesaid, and further declares that his property is worth, at most, not exceeding, two thousand dollars. And that he is afflicted with the Rheumatism and other infirmity, his reason of which he is unable, for the most part, to labor, and that he owes an hundred and fifty dollars, and has a family consisting of a wife and five children to support. Sworn to & [illegible] before me the day and year aforesaid S Titus Hosmer