Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9449, Joseph Gee, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md

Gee, Joseph 
Belinda

NUMBER
W.9449

CONTENTS
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4867
Maryland
Belinda Gee
widow of Joseph Gee dead
and who died on the 4 September 1821 
of Baltimore in the State of MD
who was a Drummer in the Corps; commanded
by Captain Stewart of the Regt, commanded
by Col Williams in the Md
line for 2 years.
Inscribed in the Roll Maryland 
as the rate of 88 dollars zero cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Janu 1840 and sent Wm W [illegible| Globe Office Washington
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $308.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 May 40 $44.00
$352.00
{Act July 7 1838}
Recorded by H.H. Addison Clerk
Book A Vol. 2d Page 1711
Paid at Treasury, under
act of 6 April 1838, from
4th Sept 1840 to 4 March 1841. Agent notified 3rd April 1846.
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I Do hereby Certify that it appears by the Records
of St James's Parish in Anne Arundel County
that Joseph Gee was married to Belinda Vernon
by the Revd Walter Magnan on the Second
day of August Seventeen hundred and Eighty
One - Witness my hand and seal this 25th
day of October 1839
Thomas J. Hall Register
seal

The above appears to be a true copy
from the Records
William F. Chesley
Rector of St James Parish
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
September 25th 1845.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Son of Belinda Gee, decd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maryland
- Agency, at the rate of Eighty eight - Dollars
[text crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th July 1830, --- has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 4th March 1841.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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6310
Belinda Gee of josephs Maryland
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State of Maryland Baltimore City
On this thirtieth day of october  Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-nine, before the 
orphans court a court of record personally appeared Belinda gee, a Resident of said city and aged Eighty years, who being first sworn according to law one her oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain
benefits of the Act of Congress passed
7th July 1838 entitled an act grating half 
pay and pension to certain widows. That she
the said Belinda Gee is the lawful widow
of Jospeh Gee who was enlisted the 7 day of
April 1777 as a Drummer in the first Maryla
-nd Regiment under Captain John Stewart, and 
under command of Coln Otho H. Williams and
who discharged in April 1780 from the Maryland
Continental line and aforesaid Belinda Gee,
formerly Belinda Temon, further states that she was lawfully married to Jospeh Gee as St. James parish in Ann Arundel County by the Rev Walter Magoivan on the second Day of August Seventeen Hundred and Eighty One. That her Husband Joseph Gee died the fourth day of September Eighteen Hundred and Seventy One, that she said Belinda gee is still a widow and never married again.
In testimony Whereof this deponent has subscribed her name
X her mark
Belinda Gee
MMM Raller        Sisters of the Orphan Court
John W. Briscoe     of Balt City & County
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The State of Maryland
Baltimore County Ss.

I hereby certify that William
Baker and John H. Briscoe names as above
subscribed were at the time of so doing Justices of the
Orphans Court for Baltimore County in the State of
Maryland duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto
subscribe my name and affix
the seal off my office this
31st day of October 1839.
Test D. M. Perine Regr
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Revy. WIDOW, &c. 
[initials illegible]

File No. 9449
Belinda Gee
Wife of
Joseph Gee
[illegible] Md. line

Act: July 7th/38
Index:--Vol. A, Page 268

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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LAND OFFICE,
Annapolis, July 29th 1839

I Certify, that if appears by the Muster Rolls remaining in the Office, that Joseph
Gee, enlisted as a Drummer in the 1st Maryland
Regiment, on the 7th day of April, 1777, and was discharged
on the [blank] day of April, 1780.
George G. Brewer
Register Land Office, W. S. Md.
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6310
Belinda Gee
of Joseph
Maryland

admitted
Drummer 2 yrs $88.
Capt Stewart Col Williams
Md. line

died 4 Sept. 1821

Act 7 July 1838.

Wm W. Curran
Globe Office
Washington City
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6310

Nov 8
Maryland 
July 7 1838

[illegible] J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington, DCol
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Globe Office, Washington, Nov. 7th 1839.

Sir. Enclosed I send the petition and testimony of Belin
da Gee, for a pension under the act of 7th July 28.
I believe the papers are well authenticated.  She has
fully empowered me to attend to the claim.

Respectfully &c
Wm. W. Curran
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State of Maryland }
Baltimore City to wit }

On this thirtieth day of October in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty nine
before the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the
State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore
personally appeared Richard Wells aged eighty two years
and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that he was personally acquainted with Joseph Gee who
was a drummer in the company of Captain John Stewart
of the first Maryland Regiment, that was commanded by
Colonel Otho H Williams who was attached to the Continental
Line and knew the said Joseph Gee when acting in the
capacity as drummer in said Captain John Stewarts company
and under the command of said Coln. Otho H Williams and
well knew him to be the identical Joseph Gee who rendered the
service as drummer, and he further states upon oath that
he is personally acquainted with Belinda [word struck out] Gee now the
widow of Joseph Gee and know her to be the lawful
widow of Joseph Gee and that she has never married since
his death up to the present date.  Sworn to and subscribed
before me
John Slee Justice of Peace  Richard his X mark Wells

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with
Richard Wells and know him to be a gentleman of veracity
and creditable person, and that his oath would be taken in
any court of Justice
John Slee
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State of Maryland } I hereby certify that John Slee, gentleman, before
Baltimore County Sct } whom the within affidavit was made, and certificate
given, was at the time of so doing, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State
of Maryland
in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony Whereof I hereunto subscribe my
name and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court
on this 30th day of October 1839.
Thos Keller of
Balto. Coty Cot
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51    
12-5-41          
 Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

                     Bounty Land Warrant Record Card* 
Name  Gee, Moses           Grade Private      Line  New York


Warrant
Number    7166        Acreage    100         Issued  Jan.2, 1792
                                                                      to- not shown-


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* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 "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.