Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16117, Jacob Forrey, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Torrey, Jacob
or Torray

NUMBER
S.16117

Carded
_________________________
CONTENTS
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Indiana [written in faded ink]
New York [crossed out] 
4414
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Penna Pittsburgh
Jacob Forray [line through name] [replaced with Torrey]  [initialed]
of Fayette in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Clantz of the Regt commanded by Col. Cunningham in the Pennsylvania line for 6 months-----
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York----
at the rate of 20 Dollars ---cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Janry 1833--and tenth [rest of line illegible]
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Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $30 -
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Mr 33 $10 -
$40

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }

Recorded by Geo C Stiles Clerk
Book D  Vol 2  Page 193.

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Duplicate cert. issued and sent to R. P. Flenniker, Union Town Pa July 19, 1833--

See letter to J. Lawrence, Rev Agt
New York.  19 July 33
& to Pen Agt 7. Oct 1837.
Transferred to Richmond Indiana
from the 4. March 1836. 18 Oct 1837--Notification sent to HonJ. Rariden, Centreville Ind. as to when last paid see papers Christopher Cavanaugh in Ind [raised a] Ivr.

Let 13 April 1842
Hon. O. H. Smith
let 18 Augst 1842 to
Hon A. Kennedy
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19202
[checkmark underneath]

Declaration of
Jacob Forrey

Service
Expiration [?]

admitted
6.mo.
_________
20$
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And the said court do hereby declare the opinion of the investigation of the matter after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the said named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  

And the courts do further certify that it appears to them that Thornton Fleming who has signed the written certificate, resident of Union Town, Fayette County, Pa. is a clergyman and that David Strickler who has also signed the same is a resident of the county and state aforesaid and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit. 

Fayette County}
Pennsylvania    } SS

I, Henry W. Beeson, prothonotary of the court of common pleas for said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of David Forray for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of November A.D. 1832.
Signed:  H. W. Beeson, Prothy.
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Philadelphia when his term of service expired;
that he then left the service having served six months and returned home in December 1776; that he received no written discharge.

That he has no documentary evidence of his services, nor does he know of any persons at present by whom he can establish them.  Trust that the  Revd. Thornton Fleming and David Stickler will certify as to his reputation.

That he served at the time he entered the service in Lancaster County Pa. that he returned there and continued to reside there for some time after.

That he then removed to the historic country & settled in Fayette County where he still resides.

That he is seventy-seven years of age and has a record of his life at home in his Bible.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to any other pension except the present and that his name was not on the pension roll of any agency of any state; that he has no documentary evidence or any person to prove his service.
Signed:  Jacob Forrey

Sworn & subscribed in open court 
21 Augt. 1832
Signed:  H. W. Beeson Prothy.

We, Thornton Fleming a clergyman residing in Union Town Fayette County Pennsylvania and David Strickler residing in Dunbar Township County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Jacob Forrey who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, and that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Thornton Fleming [signature]
David Strickler [signature]

Prothys fee not paid
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Fayette County           }
State of Pennsylvania  } SS

On this 21st day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Fayette, state of Pennsylvania now sitting, Jacob Forray, aged seventy-seven years the ninth day of June last, who being first duly sworn on his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  

That he was born in York County, Pennsylvania, on the ninth day of June 1755 and raised in Lancaster County.  That on the fourth day of June 1776 he entered the service as a volunteer under the command of Captain Clantz, for the term of six months.  That his company was a volunteer company of a flying camp; that he was attached to Col. Cunninghams regiment of regular troops.

That he marched with the company from Lancaster to Philadelphia, from thence by water to Trenton, New Jersey, from thence to Princeton, from thence to Elizabethtown, from thence to Newark. 

That they crossed the North River into New York & was taken to Long Island.  That on the 17th day of August 1776 he was engaged in the battle of Flat Bush under the command of Gen. Sullivan, that Gen. Putman was also there. 

That after the latter he was marched up the East River about eighteen miles to a place called Dilliners Mills & stationed there a short time, & from thence taken to the White Plains & from thence back to
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Philadelphia where his term of service expired; that he then left the service having served six months and returned home in December 1776; that he received no written discharge; that he has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any persons at present by whom he can establish them, trust that - the Rev. Thornton Fleming and David Strickler will certify as to his reputation.   

That he resided at the time he entered the service in Lancaster County, Pa.; that he returned there & continued to reside there for some time after.  That he then removed to the historic country and settled in Fayette County where he still resides.  

That he is seventy-seven years of age and has a record of his life at home in his Bible.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to any other pension except the present and that his name was not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.  That he has no documentary evidence or any person to prove his service.
Signed:  Jacob Forrey

Sworn and subscribed in open court
21 Augt. 1832
Signed:  H. W. Beeson  Prothy.

We, Thornton Fleming, a clergyman residing in Union Town, Fayette County, Pennsylvania and David Strickler, residing in Dunbar township, county & state aforesaid do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Jacob Forrey who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy-seven years of age and that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Signed:  Thornton Fleming [signature]
 David Strickler

Prothys fee, not paid
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Hon. J. D. Rariden
HR
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[at bottom of page]

Hon J. Rariden
H R
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
_____________________
The State of Indiana}
County of Wayne    } ss

On this twenty ninth day of September AD 1837, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Wayne personally appeared Jacob Forray [sic] who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Ludwick Myers in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Cunningham in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Pennsylvania from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Indiana where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.  The following are his reasons for removing from Pennsylvania to Indiana because his children and relations had most of them previously removed and he wanted to be with or near to them -
Jacob Forrey [signature]

Sworn and subscribed to before me, }
the day and year aforesaid.               }
Danl Stratten, J. P.
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The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of Sate, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity.  He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit.  The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers--In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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State of Indiana}
Wayne County  } ss

Be it remembered that on the 29- day of September A.D. 1837 personally came before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Christopher Cunningham who after being duly sworn says he is acquainted with the within named Jacob Forray [sic] and has been for the last seventeen years, and that he the said Jacob is the identical person named in the within application for a transfer of his pension, and the same person described in the within affidavit.  I further certify that the said Christopher Cunningham is a person of veracity.

Christe. Cunningham [signature]

Sworn to & subscribed     }
before me the day & year}
aforesaid                          }

Danl. Strattan, J. Peace
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The State of Indiana }
Wayne County          }

I Saml Hannah clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court in and for said County of Wayne do hereby certify that Daniel Strattan Esq- before whom the foregoing affidavits have been sworn to and subscribed by Jacob Forray [sic] and Christopher Cunningham, and who has certified to the same was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Wayne duly commissioned and qualified and fully authorized by the laws of this State to take depositions and administer oaths, and further that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony  whereof I hereunto subscribe
my name and affix the seal of said
Court at Centreville this 29 day of
September AD 1837

Saml. Hannah Clerk
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19.202
Jacob 
Forrey

submitted


RP Flenicken
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BRIEF in the case of Jacob Forrey
of Fayette County in the State of Pennsylvania
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Open Court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he?  Seventy seven years.
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period.
Volunteer in 1776 June 4
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Duration of Service.
-----Years,  6 months,  -----Days.
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Rank.
As a --------------
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Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Capt Clantz, Col Cunningham
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5.  In what battles was he engaged?   Flatbush.
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?      Lancaster Co. Pa.
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls:    A clergyman & David Strickler certify to and living and [illegible], A number of persons certify to applicants character.
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

D. Kentz Examining Clerk.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
3--525
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D. C., ____________, 19 __________

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[initials]
S. F. 16.117
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In reply to your request of ________, received ___________ for a statement of the military history of Jacob Forrey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
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Dates of Enlistment or appointment.
June 4, 1776
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Length of service.
6 mos.
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Rank.
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OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
Captain.
Ludwig Meyer
Klotz [Clantz]
Colonel.
Cunningham
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State.
Penn
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Battles engaged in,   Flatbush
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lancaster County, Penn.
Date of Application for pension, Aug. 21, 1832
His cl was al
Residence at date of application, Fayette County, Penn.
Age at date of application,  born June 9, 1753 in York Co. Penn.
Remarks:
In 1837 he was living in Wayne County Ind. to be near his children who were there, their names are not stated, and the date of his marriage and name of wife are not given

Respectfully,
______________________, Commissioner.

3--2850
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initials at top right-hand corner]
M.P.S.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

October 25, 1926

Mrs. Earle A. Bronson
800 Simpson St.
Evanston, Ill.

Madam:

I have to advise you that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jacob Forrey, S. 16117, you should apply to the Civil Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data:

Jacob Forrey, Certificate 4414, issued January 16, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Richmond Indiana Agency.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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[initials in upper left-hand corner]
V.L.M.

Rev. War Section.

March 7, 1918.

Mrs. F. W. Green,
5139 Vernon Avenue
St. Louis Mo.

Madam:

In order to ascertain the date of last payment of pension and probable date of death in the case of

"Jacob Forrey Certificate No. 4414
issued January 18, 1833, $20. per
annum, from March 4, 1831, under
Act June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency,"

you should forward this letter to
The Auditor for the Interior Department
14" and B Streets S. W.,
Washington, D. C.

Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber [signature]
Commissioner.
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800 Simpson St. [handwritten]
Evanston, Ill.
August 28, 1926

Bureau of Pensions,
O.W. &N. Division (Revolutionary),
Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

L W B
L 16117

Gentlemen:

Your records show that one Jacob Forrey made application for pension August 21, 1832, at 77 years of age and residing in Fayette Co., Pa.  Can you give me the date of his death which I believe to have taken place in Wayne Co., Indiana?

Very respectfully,
La Jeune Forrey Bronson [signature]
(Mrs. Earle A.)
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[upper right-hand corner] [handwritten]
Rev. Sec.
[initials]

Aurora, Illinois.

November 5, 1919.

Dear Sir:--

Please send me a copy of the pension of Jacob Forry [sic]--who in 1840 lived in Washington township, [erasure] Wayne county, Indiana.

also of John Parker, [on inv. file 26,332 handwritten above] Sr. who lived in Knox county Indiana,  in 1840.  These men were my ancestors.

Thanking you, I am,
Respectfully yours,
(Miss) Laura Guempelein,
323 Spring Street
Aurora, Ill.

[stamp]
Pension office
U. S.
Nov 8 1919
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[handwritten letter]

St. Louis, Mo.
Feb. 28 - 1918

[Rev. War mch initialed in right-hand margin]

Depmt. of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:-

I wish to obtain all the information you have regarding one Jacob Forrey - a Revolutionary soldier.  He made application for pension Aug. 21 - 1832.  He was then living in
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Fayette Co. Penna., pension allowed for 6 months.

He enlisted in Lancaster Co. Penna. and at date of death was living in Wayne Co. Indiana.  I wish to know the date of his death, marriage date and names of his children -

His wife was Susannah Strickler.  They were my great great grandparents.  The Reference number in our Depmt. is L. W. B.
L 16117 -

Thanking you in advance for any information you may be able to give me, I am

Very respectfully
(Mrs. F.W.) Jane Rhodes Green
5139 Vernon Ave.
St. Louis,
Mo.
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[stamp in upper right-hand corner]
[partially illegible]
OCT. 16, 1897
FILES

Anderson Ind                           }      Oct 11th 1897
The Commissioner of Pensions}
Washington DC                        }

Dear Sir

I am very desirous of obtaining, for a very estimable lady, who wishes to join the Society of the Daughters of "the Revolution" the War record, if possible of [cross out] Jacob Forrey, who was a pensioner drew his pension until he died about 1846 at Dublin Ind.  He was engaged in the Battle of Brandywine.

Any information you may be able to dig out and give me will be highly appreciated by me and will much please the aforesaid lady

Trusting to have an early and satisfactory reply

I am very truly yours
Frank B Williams
Box 206
Anderson Ind

[stamp]
Pension Office
U S
Oct 14 1897
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[Williams] [handwritten in upper left-hand corner]

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P 16117
INVALID.
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File no. 16117
Jacob Forray [crossed out and replaced with]
Forrey [initialed]
Pri Rev War
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Act:  June 7" 32
Index:--Vol. 1, Page 441
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Oct. 21/97 Frank B. Williams
Anderson, Ind.
1918 March 7 Hist. to Mrs. F. W. Green
1919 Nov. 18 Hist to Laura Guempelein
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Mrs. Earl A. Bronson
Adv. as to date of
death.
MCS [initials]
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Washington
Aug. 14 - 4 [?]

Dear Sir

Will you be so kind as to inform me if there is any [illegible] for the purpose referred to in the within letter in [illegible] of the person this referred to

Yours truly,
A. Kennedy

Mr. Estens
Commissioner of Pensions
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Jacob Forray  [sic] of the State of [New York crossed out and replaced with Pennsylvania] Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Twenty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 19th day of [January crossed out and replaced with July] July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
This certificate issued in lieu of one dated on the 16 January 1833 (cancelled)
Lew Cass
Secretary of War.
[seal]
 Examined and Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
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The new certificate was issued because the word New York was improperly written instead of Pittsburgh

No 4414 [circled]
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Fayette County Pennsylvania 
We the undersigned citizens of Fayette county do hereby certify that we are personally acquainted with Jacob Forray [sic] the applicant Mentioned in the accompanying declaration.  That we believe him to have been a soldier in the revolutionary War.  That he has always sustained that reputation in his neighbourhood & that he is of unimpeachable character
Thornton Fleming
John Lewis
David Strickler
William Davidson
Daniel Rogers
Jacob C Sinifrit
Jacob Sechrest
Isaac Shallenberger
George Bowers
Joseph Strickler Jr