Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,624, John Gregory, Continental (Penn.)
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Continental (Penn.) Gregory, John  S. 39,624
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Pennsylvania Roll
1800
John Gregory
Capt Chambers
Private
Continental 1777 6 years
in the Armyof the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 6th of May 1819
Certificate of Pensio issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to Pensioner, Downington for Penn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818
3 mos 26/31 and 4/30  $31.76

{Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818}

Downington, Chester
Continental

[illegible] sent October 22, 18==
to John G Werster, Westchester, Pa
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John Gregory
[illegible #6
correct by roll 
DM

John Gregory [illegible}

Declaration and proof
John Gregory
also soldier
May 6, 181
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State of Pennsylvania 
Chester County Ss
     On the Sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Before me John Davis Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the County aforesaid, personally appears John Gregory, who being by me duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services of the United States in the war of the revolution. That he the said John Gregory enlisted in Cumberland county in the state of Pennsylvania aforesaid in the company of Infantry commanded by Captain William Chambers and the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazel and that he continued in the Service of the said Corp or in the Service of the United States for Six years and upwards, and was then Honourably[sic] discharged by General Washington; as by the enclosed and annexed discharge fully appears. And further this declarant further says that he is Sixty six years of age, and from his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his country for support, that he has never heretofore received from the government of the United States a pension- and that he has now no other evidence in his power of his Services.
     John Gregory
 
Sworn and Subscribed before }
me May 6, 1818     }
     John Davis

I the Associate Judges of as above mentioned do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said John Kitcham[sic, see note below] did serve in the war of the Revolution against the common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress. Witness my hand and seal May the 6th 1818.
       John Davis 
[N.B. the incorrect surname in the previous paragraph]
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Chester County Ss.
     I John G. Wersler Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Chester Do Certify that the aforementioned John Davis Esquire is an acting associate Judge of the courts of Common Pleas of Chester County, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official Acts.—
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of West Chester the 6th day of May AD 1818.—
     Jno. G. Wersler Proy[for Prothonotary]
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Chester County

On this thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas, held at Westchester, in and for the county of Chester, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being a court of Record, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, John Gregory, aged sixty eight of Charlestown, in the said county of Chester, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818 and the 1st of May, 1820; That he served in the Revolutionary war, in the company of Capt Thom Fry, in the rgt commanded by Col Moses Fraser in the line of the state of Pennsylvania on the Continental Establishment and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th of March, 1818, his certificate being numbered .
And I the said Johon Gregory do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so 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," passed on the eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, 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 subscribed.
John Gregory
Sworn to, declared and subscribed, on the thirty first day of July 1820 in open court of Common pleas, in and for the county of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the said court, being a court of record by the laws of the said Commonwealth.
John G Werster

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY
One [illegible]
one horse
6 chains
2 iron pots
1 tea kettle
2 tubs
1 basket
1 table
1 [illegible] trough
1 stove
2 tea pots
1 coffee pot
1/2 doz knives and forks
1/2 doz spoons
1 looking glass5 shovel and tongs
one axe
1 weeding hoe
1 spade
1 shovel
1 cart
two small pigs
Valued at $50
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Schedule continued

I have no pension from Pennsylvania.

One debt of $150 due me these 10 years [illegible]
One debt of four dollars in [illegible]
One debt of one hundred dollars -
One is of $00 for Cent
One is of $5
one is of $3

I have no trade except farming which I have followed for a living and am not able to follow it for days work and for infirmity.
I have no family except myself (my wife being dead) and a grandson 7 years old living with me.
John Gregory

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Chester County, ss:

I, John G Werster, Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the said county of Chester, the same being a Court of Record by the Laws of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from the Records of the 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 fifty dollars and -- cents.  In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said court at Westchester, this fifteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
John G Werster
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June 1, 1927

Albert L Gregory
2500 Main St
Peria,, Ill.

Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23671, that JOHN GREGORY enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, date not stated, and served six years as a private in Captains William Chambers' and Thomas Fry's companies in colonel Moses Hazen's Continental Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1818, at which time he was sixty six years of age and was a resident of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
In 1820 he stated that his wife was dead and that a grandson, aged seven years, was living with him but did not give any name.
There are no further data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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John Gregory
7 May
W. Chester May 7
W Boyd

Free

The Honorable Secretary at War 
Washington City
District of Columbia

[illegible]
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     If a Pension should be granted it is the wish of John Gregory to have it pay able[sic] in the City of Philadelphia— and the Certificate directed to him at the Post Office Downingtown Pennsylvania — to the Care of Charles Moury, Esquire of Downingtown aforesaid.
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Records Division

December 16, 1908

Mrs. Lillinn :

DuBois, Pa.

Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 9th and received the 11th instant, you are advised that for date of last payment of pension and probable date of death of John Gregory, Bur .File No. 39,684, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "John Gregory, Certificate No. 1,803, issued June 30, 1818 under Act of March 18, 1818: Pennsylvania Agency."
Very Respectfully,
Commissioner
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  John Gregory S F 39624

Length of service: 6 yrs
Rank: Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered:
Captain William Chambers and Thomas Fry
Colonel: Moses Hazen
State:  Continental
Battles engaged in: -
Residence of soldier at enlistment: [illegible] Cumberland Co., Pa.
Date of application for pension:  May 6, 1818.[illegible]
Residence at date of application: Chester, Penn
Age at date of application:  66 yrs
Remarks: In 1820 soldiers wife was dead, and a grandson was living with him, no name stated.
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Temple Lodge No. 46
Peoria, Illinois

3/24/27
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir;
I am trying to trace my family history back to the Revolution, at least and farther if possible.
I have been informed that my great grandfather was a soldier in the revolution under Col. Hazen, was honorably discharged and applied for a pension in 1818, from Chester, Penn.
His name was John Gregory. Have you any record of his that would enable me to trace his descendants. Any information you can give me will be appreciated. 
Yours truly,
Albert Gregory
2500 Main St.

Date stamped:
U S Pension Office
Mar 28, 1928
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DuBois, Pa,  Dec 9, 1908


Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir:
Will you please look up the date of death of John Gregory, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and his age at that time if recorded.  He enlisted in Cumberland Co., Pa. and applied for pension in Chester County, Pa.
Very truly,
Lillian Gregory
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DuBois Pa  Nov 11, 1908

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC

Dear Sir:
Please let me know if you have recorded on your pension list the name of John Gregory of Pennsylvania.  He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, enlisting from Chester County and dying in Huntington County, Pennsylvania.
 I would like to have his age and his wife's maiden name.
Very truly 
Lillian Gregory
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DuBois, Pa.  Nov 5th 1908

Commissioner of Pension
Washington DC

Dear Sir;
Please let me know if you have in your pension list the name of John Gregory who served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Wm. Chambers' Co., Col. Moses Hazen's regiment, Continental Troops.  He was enlisted March 12th 1777, was promoted to the grade of corpal and transferred to Capt. Jac Heron's Co., same regiment; was promoted to the grade of sergeant May 1782 and was discharged June 13th, 1783.  If you can, please let me know his age and his wife's name.
Very truly,
Lillian Gregory

Date stamped: U S Pension Office, Nov 6, 1908
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39,624
INVALID
Revy
File No 39, 624
John Gregory
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18--
Index: Vol [illegible] Page 204
[arrangement of 1870]

1908 Nov 17. Hist to Lillian Gregory
1908 Dec 16 Lillian Gregory informing her where to apply for date of last payment of pension
1927 June 1 Hist to Albert L Gregory
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S-071
Record Division
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by L.D.L.
Claim No. --
Certificate No. --
Claimant --
Soldier John Gregory
Service: Cont. Troops
Additional Service Rev War
Capt Wm Chambers
Col Moses Hazzen
No -- claim, State Records --, 190-
No claim, combination records -- 190-
REMARKS:
No claim except
Inv #23671 Not under above officers
Inv # 39624 Capt Wm Chambers, Col Moses Hazen
W #1419 Not under above officers
W# 8875 Not under above officers
Rej. 4294 Not under above officers
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Bounty Lane Warrant Record Card

Name: Gregory, John
Grade: Private
Line: Maryland
Warrant Number: 11247
Acreage: 100
Issued: June 11, 1790 to --- not shown ----

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