Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,822, Joseph Gray, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Gray, Joseph  

NUMBER
S.1,822

carded.

CONTENTS
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5941
Jonesboro? Agency.
Joseph Gray
of Sullivan in the State of Tennessee, who was a pri in the Compy commanded by Captain Moore of the Regt commanded by Col. Boyers in the Ra: line for 6 months from 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro Agency at the rate of 20 --- Dollars and --- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Feby, 1833 and sent Hon Joh[n?]
Blair [illegible] of R

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 [$]30-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 [$]10-
$40-
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 205.

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[illegible] 
[illegible] Agent [illegible]
[illegible] the [illegible]
[illegible] Act of the 6 April 18[illegible]
[illegible] 4 March to 4 Sept [illegible]
1838. Agt notified 5 July 1839
---
Letter to J.L. Burkhart of Orders to pay. 8th Oct 1840.
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Paid as above from 4 Sep 1839. to 4 March 1840.  Agt notified 31. Decm 1840
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State of Tennessee Sullivan County.
September Term 1832.
On the 26th day of September 1832, personally appear in the open court before the Honorable Edward Scott Judge of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity for said County, Joseph Gray, a resident of the county of Washington & state of Tennessee, aged about sixty eight years who being [missing] according to [illegible] [illegible] on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress paper June 7th, 1832, that he in [illegible] the service of the United States under the following named offense and served as herein stated toward that in the year 1780 he was a resadent of the County of Rockbridge, Virginia, & in the latter part of the fall or some part of the winter of said year he was drafted in said county under Colonel John Boyers in Capt. [Anderson?] Moors Company, was [illegible] [illegible] & [illegible] the Blue Ridge at [illegible] got then to Fredericksburgh [Fredericksburg]. Thence to James River below Richmond then crossed the said river & marched down on the south side of said river [illegible] on Norfolk where the British army lay during said winter. Was employed during his said Tour in scouting after British forage parties. had frequent skirmishes with said forage parties killed some & took some prisoners. [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] his said the month as aforesaid, he with his Regiment was marched back to Richmond, & then verbally discharged by his said Capn and marched home. in company with his said Capn, Andrew Moor to Rockbridge County Virginia after having served full three months in actual service as aforesaid. In the month of September in 1781, as well as now recollected he was again drafted in Rockbridge County
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Virginia for the Term of three months. & enrolled in said County under Capn. Patterson & Lieutenant William [Hamett/Howell ?] was marched to the Blue Ridge & [illegible] the [illegible] at Runkles Gap then to Richmond Virginia thru to Williamsburgh thence to York in Virginia, & Joined the main army under the command of General Washington.  he arrived at York some days after the siege of that place had [illegible] & remained thru [illegible] the surrender of Lord [illegible] which was [some/same?] time or fifteen days after his arrival at York as well as now recollected, after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. this declarant with others was ordered to gard the prisoners to Winchester Virginia was marched by way of Fredericksburgh to Winchester V.a. with permission to return home to Rockbridge after delivering the said prisoners, at Winchester which duty he performed, and returned home after having performed his said Tour of duty which was for three months.  he states that in the war of the Revolution he served two three months Tours of duty against the British.  he has no documentary widow of his service nor does he Know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service he states there is no [illegible wrinkle in paper] in the neighborhood where he resides who can testify to his service.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity whatever and due him that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.  Sworn to & subscribed this 26th day of Sept 1832

Joseph Gray

Wm Anderson Clk
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
[written in pencil] M.C.O

March 28, 1928.
[written in pencil] Joseph Gray
[written in pencil] S.1822

Honorable S. Rutherford,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Rutherford:
In response to your letter of March 24, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.1822, it appears that Joseph Gray, while living in Rockbridge County, Virginia enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia troops as follows:

From late in the fall or early in the winter of 1780 he served three months under Captain Andrew Moore and
Colonel John Bowyer.

From September, 1781, he served three months under Captain Patterson and was at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 16,1832, at which time he was living in Washington County, Tennessee, aged about sixty-eight years.

There are no data on file relative to his family.
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This is the only Joseph Gray of Tennessee that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Very truly yours,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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Blountville T  March 10th 1837

J. L. Edwards Esq

Sir

Inclosed I hand you the Pension papers of Joseph Gray for approval.  If right please return them by mail as Soon as convenient and you will very much oblige him.

Your obt & humb.
Servt.
Jos. S. Rhea
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 23, 1840

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," Joseph Gray a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jonesborough Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839. to the 4th March 1840.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Joseph Gray
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12.330

from 1780  [illegible] 
6 months
$20

Jonesborough Agency

Hon J. Blair
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We John Cormack & David Snodgrass residents of the county of Sullivan & State of Tennessee, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Gray who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be Sixty Eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution.  That [tear in paper] in that opinion.  Sworn to & subscribed this 26th day of Sept. 1832

Wm Anderson Clk
John Cormack
David Snodgrass

And this Court do hereby declare their opinion of the Matter and puting the interrogatories prescribed by the department of War that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and Served as Stated and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Cormack and David Snodgrass who have signed the proceeding affidavit are credable persons and their statement is intitled credit

Edw Scott one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts of Law and Equity and for the State of Tennessee aforesaid

I William Anderson Clerk of the Court of said County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the Court in the case of the application of Joseph Gray for a pension

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set My hand and Affixed my Seal of office this 27th day of September 1832
Wm Anderson Clerk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 27th, 1839.
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," Joseph Gray, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jonesborough, Ten., Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and ---Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1838, to the 4th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Paperville Sullivan Cty
E. Tenn Sept 28th 1842

James L. Edwards Esqr

Dear Sir I send you the within pepers for the purpose of procuring your order for the payment of the same as it has gone over the year

Your obt. Srvt
John L. Burkhart
Agent for
Joseph Gray
pensions
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1928 War. 28  [illegible] to Hon. S. Rutherford  See case of Jacob Woodson, S.11894. [illegible]


Rev War
1822
INVALID.
________
File No.  1822
Joseph Gray.
Pri. Va. Line.
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Act:  June 7, 1832.

Index:--Vol.  A,  Page  149

(Arrangement of 1870)
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S. RUTHERFORD
6TH DISTRICT GA.
HOME ADDRESS:
FORSYTH, GA.
COMMITTEES:
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION
CENSUS
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
March 24, 1928.
General Winfield Scott,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. 
My dear General Scott:
This morning I received a letter from one of my constituents, Mrs. Mary Bass Pritchett, 328 E. College Street, Griffin, Georgia, asking me to secure for her information as to the war records of Joseph Gray, of Tennessee, and Jacob Woodson, of Virginia.
It appears that these men were soldiers in the Revolutionary Way.  If the Bureau is in position to furnish me with this information, I will be very glad to receive it.
Very truly yours,
S. Rutherford
[STAMP] PENSION OFFICE U.S. MAR 26 1928