Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4227, Richard Gray, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Gray, Richard R. 4227
Contents
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28537 Richd Gray Fayette Co Ken, Rejected, did not serve as much as three months. See lett 30 Nov '33 to R.M Johnson H.R. 4227 [illegible] R.M Johnson H.R.
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State of Kentucky Fayette County [illegible] On this day 11th of November 1833 personally appeared in [illegible] court before the [illegible] court in the city of Lexington [illegible] setting Richard Gray a resident of Fayette County in the State of Kentucky aged 78 years the fourth day of January last who being first duly sworn according to law doth [illegible] his oath [illegible] the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832. The said Gray states that he was [illegible] [illegible] in Fairfax County in the state of Virginia in the year 1755.  That in the year 1777 he volunteered in the company of Captain Thomas Pollard a citizen of Fairfax county in the said state of Virginia who was a captain in the service of his country that Edward Washington and James Waugh were lieutenants in said  company Moses company was the [illegible] in said company James Waugh was major, Wm Rumsey was first lieutenant colonel and Geo Gilpin 2nd lieutenant colonel Chs Scott was the general [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] were to act [illegible] was then near the city of Philadelphia.  That he [illegible] [illegible] the  said 5th of September 1777.
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in the said company, that they first marched o Georgetown, and after making a short stay, proceeeded to Frederick town in Maryland, where they remained a week for orders after receiving whick they proceeded to Lancaster in the state of Pennsylvania then to Redding on the Norh side of the Schuylkill.  thence down the schuykill to within two miles of Germantown where they joined the army o the same day after two battles at Germantown hat his comany was as designed(?) put under the command of General Charles Scott, there he remained under he comman of said Scott until the army determined to go  into winter quarters at Valley Forge on the Schuykill above Philadelphia  That he received a written discharge from General Scott which he has possession of for many years but has lost it or mislaid it so that he cannot at present find it that he was discharged on the 15th day of November 1777 and returned home - having served in that tour two months and ten days that he was on duty the whole time and discharged his duty to the satisfaction of his officers and received an honorable discharge that the corp he served in was called into service
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by the constitutional authoritiees of this United States - that he was in no action during said term of two months ten days but was always ready & willing to be if the opportunity had happened - the said affidavit further states that in June or July 1776 he was called out under the command of Capt. Edward Payne of Fairfax County state of Virginia served a tour of one week under said Payne  the object of said service was to prevent British from landing on the Potomas at the residence of General Washington that this said troops were called out under the garrison of Peter Waggener, David McCarty who were the Colonial Lieutenant and COlonial commangind that he was marched to Mount Vernon then seat of general Washington and remained in service one week and was discharged without recieving a written disharge the British have disappeared from the coast  That on the week after the above service was performed, he was again called out under the company of James D. Neal  Captain  the order of the same Colonial & was in service three days in building a breastwork at Alexandirda on the Potomac .  That being in service the said three days under the officers aforesaid he was discharged - that again in the month
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of December 1777 - he was called out under the command of the said Peter Waggoner & Daniel McCarty in the Company of said James O'Neal & Marched to the seat of Genl. Washington to prevent the Brittish fleet again from landing there, that the Brittish fleet disappeared & the forces were discharged he having been in service two days at this time-
That in April 1781 he was again Called out in the Company of James Waugh by order of the same Colonel last above named & marched to Cholchester on Ockaquan to prevent the Brittish from landing at that point that after [illegible] one week they were discharged and returned home - That in the spring of the year 177 - The said affiant together with thirteen other men lived a Established by the name of William Whaley who served under the Command of Colo. Charles Eskridge in the Company of Capt. Wm. Lane that we hired the said Whaley for the term of Eighteen Months and the said affiant states that he believes the said Whaley served out his term afd. and was [illegible] in the service -
That in the year 1781 in the Month of August he hired George Coppage of Fairfax County State of Virginia to enter the service of his Country for three years under the Command of Peter Waggoner Colonel & James
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Waugh Captain the said Coppage was to be at the Command of said officers and after whenever Called or & for which I paid the said Coppage twelve hundred dollars in Continental Money - Said affiant believes said Coppage served to the end of the war-
The said affiant states that he was in actual service during the several periods, he was out himself as before stated & during the whole of said periods, was not engaged in any business of his own but solely that of his Country that he received but one writen discharge and that was from Gel. Scott as above stated, that all the other discharges were verbal. The said affiant states that he moved to Kentucky in the Month of May 1787. that he settled in Fayette County about six miles from Lexington where he has resided for about forty seven years, that he is well acquainted with the Honorable Wm. Bang who will all be shortly in the City of Washington, that he is also well acquainted with the Honorable Thos. M. Hickey Judge of the Fayette Circuit Court, Oliver Keeve Esq. president of of the Fayette County Court, together with the Citizens generally of his County to all of whom he refers with Confidence to speak of his reputation as
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a man of truth and integrity - The said affiant further states that he knows of but one man living at present that was with him in said service that is John Gorham of Barren County Kentucky. That he believes he was called out at the said several times by the organized authorities of the County and that the said services were rendered in obedience thereto - That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state or Territory in the United States. Sworn to and subscribed the day and  year aforesaid-
Richard Gray

We Nathan H Hall a Clergyman residing in the County of Fayette & Edward Payne residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Gray who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age on the 4th January 1833. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid - N H Hall
Edward Payne
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further Certifies that it appears to them that Nathan H. Hall who has signed the preceeding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the County of Fayette, and that Edward Payne who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Fayette & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit-
Charlton Hunt

I Henry J Bodley Clerk of the court of the Mayors Court (Lex) do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Gray for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & seal of office this 11th day of November 1833.
H. J. Bodley
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Gray
4227
January 14, 1931

Mrs. Joseph Beard Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
474 W. Second Street EEL
Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4227, that Richard Gray was born January 4, 1755, in Fairfax County, Virginia.

In May, 1787, he removed to Fayette County, Kentucky, six miles from the town of Lexington.

He applied for pension November 11, 1833, while residing in Fayette County, Kentucky, and stated that he enlisted in the State of Virginia and served with the Virginia Troops as follows: from sometime in June or July, 1776, one week in Captain Edward Payne's Company, Colonel Peter Waggoner's Regiment, and marched to General Washington's home on the Potomac River to prevent the British from landing there; from about one week after this service, three days in Captain James D. Neal's Company, Colonel Peter Waggoner's Regiment, and assisted in building a breast work at Alexandria on the Potomac River; from September 5, 1777, in Captain Thomas Pollard's Company; Colonel William Rumney's Regiment and was discharged November 15, 1777; from sometime in December, 1777, two days in Captain James D. Neal's Company, Colonel Peter Waggoner's Regiment, and again marched to the defense of Mount Vernon; and from sometime in April, 1781, one week in Captain James Waugh's Company, Colonel Peter Waggoner's Regiment.

His claim was not allowed as he did not render six months military service as was required by the pension laws.

There are no data as to his family
Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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to your request of -, received - 
Richard ment of the military history of Richard Gray
the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. R. 4227

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[1] June or July 1776
[2] A week later
[3] Sept. 5, 1777
[4] Dec. 1777
[5] Apl. 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[1] 1 mo
[2] 3 days
[3] 2 mo 10 d
[4] 2 days
[5] 1 week
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.
[1] Edward Payne
[2] James D. Neal
[3] Thomas Pollard
[4] James D. Neal
[5] James Waugh
COLONEL.
[1] Peter Waggoner
[2] " "
[3] Wm. Rumney.
[4] Peter Waggoner
[5] " "
STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fairfax Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 11, 1833.
Residence at date of application, Fayette Co., Ky. from 1787.
Age at date of application, born Jany 4, 1755 in Fairfax Co., Va.
Remarks: His claim was rejected on the ground that he did not perform six months' service required by the pension law of June 7, 1832 under which he applied.
There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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REJECTED
4227.
Richd. Gray
Printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection as follows: "not six months service"

1914 May 20. Hist. to Mrs. Flournoy Snelling. C
1914 Oct. 13: History to Miss Harriet G. Stapleton. MBH
1919 July 2 Hist. to Miss Martha R. Robinson.
1931 - Jan 14 - Hist. to Mrs Jas. Beard. EEL
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December 5 - 1930
To the Commissioner of Pension
Pension Bureau
Washington D.C
Dear Sir-
May I have the Revolutionary services of Richard Gray.
The family record says he was born in Fairfax County Virginia in 1755 and the Court records of Fayette County County give his death in December 1833 (Will probated January 1834)
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The court records give his wife's name as Catherine-
Information relative to his services during Revolutionary War into his family will be greatly appreciated.
Very sincerely
(Mrs. Joseph) Murine E. Beard
474 W. Second
Lexington Kentucky
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Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Dear Sirs;-
Will kindly send me, if possible, the record of Benjamin Berry, soldier of the Revolution, born 1755 died 1838, His second Wife was Miss Blonton, she was pensioned for services in Va. Malitia 
He entered from Rockingham Co. Va., and died in Kentucky, Woodford Co, in 1838, but he lived for a while in Mason Co, Ky.
I would also like the record of Richard Gray who entered from Virginia. He was born about 1750 in Va and died in Fayette Co, Kentucky in 1831.
His Wifes Christian name was Catherine but I do not know her sir name.
I am working up data for Revolutonary records and would like any data you can give me on these two records as filed with you, There were probably two Benjamin Berrys in the Revolution, the one mentioned above and his father, If so I would
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I would like both records. If there is any cost attached to the copying of the records I shall gladly pay for it. If you will send them at your earliest convenience I shall be very grateful.
Most truly
Mrs. Flournoy Snelling
421 East Miss. Street
Liberty, Mo.
]May 15th 1914
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Newman, Ga,
June 20, 1919
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
U. S. PENSION OFFICE. 
K JUL 23 1919

Dear Sir:
Is there any record of Jane Read (Reade or Reid) widow of Ajouadob Read (or Jonadob, Johnadab) of Taliaferro County (formerly part of Hancock or Greene) receiving a
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pension for the Revolutionary services of Jouadob or Ajouadob Read? The name is properly Ajouadob Read but is variously spelled in the records of his family and his County
Also, did Judith Laugford of Clarke or Walton or Greene Co. Ga. receive
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a pension for the services of her deceased husband Pressley Ramly?
Or did his orphan receive a pension after their Mother's second marriage. She was Judith Ramey or Remy widow of Pressley Ramey of Wilkes Co. and she afterwards married a Langford.
Did Richard Gray of Virginia receive a pension for Rev. Service?
Yours truly,
(Miss) Martha Reid Robinson
Newman, Ga.
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Fayette, Missouri
October 7, 1914.

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
Kindly send me a copy of the pension application, for services in the Revolutionary War, of Richard Gray, b. Fairfax Co., Va. Jany 4, 1755 - d. Dec. 25, 1833 in Fayette Co. Ky., where he moved in 1787.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Harriet Gray Stapleton