Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22839, Nathan Cory, Mass.
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SERVICE                                                  NUMBER
Mass.                 Cory Nathan              W.22839
                           Corey
                                     Molly
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CONTENTS
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11.256

Massachusetts
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Nathan Cory
Harvard
of Howard in the state of Masstts
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Masstts 
line, for the term for one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21st of January 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd of June 1819 and first to Samuel Dana Groton Massachusetts
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819   '   11.87
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819.  48.00
1 Mo 15/31.                                 $ 59.87

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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Massachusetts 
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Molly Corey
of Middlesex in the State of Mass
who was a ______ in the _______ commanded
by Captain _______ of the ______ commanded
by _____________ in the 
----- Widow of Nathan Corey 
die? late Private in the Revolution

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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of -80- Dollars --------- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of march, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Feb
1837 and sent Him G.
Hesar   Hr of Reps.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $440.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '57  40.00
                                                             $480.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act of May 4 1835}

Recorded by D.W. Addison Clerk, 
Book A.  Vol. 1.  Page 47


Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1831. to 31. Jany 1837, the day of her death. Agt notified 21 Sep 1839
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CommonWealth of Massachusetts
Be it remembered that on this twenty fifth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and nineteen before be Samuel Dana Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit comprehending of the Counties of Essex and Middlesex in the CommonWealth aforesaid, comes Nathan Correy of Groton in said County of Middlesex, and on Oath declares that he served in the War of the revolution against the Common Enemy two years and three months. He was in the first eight months service of Cambridge in Capt. Asa Laurence's Company in Colo. Prescotts Regt. In the year AD 1776, he served at Ticonderoga 5 months in Capt. Jobs Shattucks Company in Colo     Regt. . In the year AD 1777 he served 2 months at Rhode Island in Capt. John Ments Company in Colo        Regt. In the ^ same year AD 1777 he went to the Capture of Bayoynes Army, and served 3 months in Capt. Russalls Compa-ny of Dracutt in Colo        Regt. Gen Gates Commander in cheif. In the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight he was hired by the Town of Groton to go into the Continental Army, he was conducted by an Officer of the Army to [unintelligible] in New York where he was mustered and [unintelligible] into the Company of Capt. Cleveland in Colo. Michael Jacksons Regt then laying [unintelligible] plains, in this Company he remained full nine months and was then discharged, by his Colo. and a receipt was given him that he had returned his Arms and [unintelligible] --- he joined the Army as he verily believes the forepart of May in the year last aforesaid and on the last of February AD 1779 arrived at his home in Groton
He was Seventy years old last May, is destitute of property is unable to labor, and by reason of his very reduced [unintelligible] stances on life he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support. --- The discharge given him by Colo Jackson & the reciept aforesaid, are lost by time, and accident. ---

                                                      Nathan Corry
Thus made, taken, and sworn to at Groton in said County of Middlesex, the day and year aforesaid --
Sam. Dana
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex

On this seventh day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, personnally appeared before Samuel P D. Tray Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Middlesex, Molley Corey of Groton in said County of Middlesex, aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 6th 1836. That she is the widow of Nathan Corey, late of said Groton, who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution that he the daid Nathan Co-rey received a Pension under the Act of Congress passed March 18th 1818 and for a particular account & description of his services in the war of the Revolution she refers to his Application on file in the war office & the documents therewith, as she does not now recollect the particular periods and amount of his said services, only that he was first in said service at Cambridge, and lastly at Ticonderoga, she believes in Captn Job Shatterch's Company, and served at three different
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times in the whole. And she further declared that she was married to the said Nathan Corey on the twenty seventh day of December in the year 1770 by the Rev. Samuel Dana of said Groton, who was legally authorised to join persons in marriage, that her maiden name was Molly Green; and that she had twelve children by said Nathan the three eldest of whom were born previous to the services of her said husband in the revolutionary war, That said Nathan Corey died at said Groton on the eighth day of April in the year 1820. and that she has remained a widow ever since his death which will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereinto annexed.

Molley Corey, mark X
Subscribed Sworn to by said Molley Corey the day & year first aforesaid before me
S.P.P. Fay    Wrot [?]

And the said Judge of Probate does hereby certify his opinion after examination of said appli-cant & full investigation of the evidence exhibited, that She is a credible person & that her statements made in her declaration are true & entitled to full credit ---
S.P.P Say      XProb
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Middlesex
I Isaac Fiske register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, hereby certify that Saml P P Fay Esq. is the Judge of said Court of Probate duly commissioned & qualified and that his signature twice written on the foregoing Paper is his genuine signature : --- I also certify that Caleb Miller Esq. whose own proper signature is written to the funeral certificates to the [unintelligible] of Noah Shattuck, Jason Williams & John G. Park hereto annexed is a Justice of the Peace & Notary Public in & for the county of Middlesex Duly commissioned & qualified.
In testimony whereof I have here into set my hand & seal of said Court of Probate this twelveth day of December 1836

Isaac Fiske Reg of Prob
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859. 3. Sec.
Molley Corey
wd of
Nathan Corey
Mass
Aa - pre - Qyr $80 pr
ann no deduction

Mass Cont. line Colo
Jackson Capt --




Hon. S. Hoar H. R
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I, John G Park of Groton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do depose and say, that I have been regularly chosen & sworn, Town Clerk of said Groton for the current year that in said office I have the care and custody of the Books of records of said town, and that having examined the same for the pur-pose, I find that it appears ^of record in the books of said town appropriated for that purpose that Nathan Corey & Molley Green both of said Groton were united in marriage by the Rev. Samuel Dana, then the ordained min-ister of said town on the 27th day of Decem-ber in the year 1770. That said Nathan Corey and Molley his wide had twelve children, the first of whom was born in the year 1771. & the last in the year 1794. and that said Nathan Corey died at said Groton, April 8th 1820, aged seventy two years.

And further I say not.

John G. Park
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

County of Middlesex

Be it known, that on this fifth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty six before me Caleb Butler, Notary Public, duly appointed and sworn & dwelling in Groton said County of Middlesex personally came John G Park within named and made solemn oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed is true.
And I do certify that the said John G. Park is a credible person, worthy of full belief - & credit in the matter by him deposed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my notarial seal the day & year last aforesaid 

Caleb Butler, Not. Pub.
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In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Nathan Corey, 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.   W. File 22.839

Dates of enlistment or appointment. | Length of service. | Rank | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | State.
Captain. | Colonel.

1775 | 8 mos. | Pvt. | Asa Lawrence | Prescott | Mass.

76 | 5 mos. |   | Job Shattuck | - |

77 | 2 mos. |   | John Minot | - |

77 | 3 mos. |   | Russell | - |

May 78 | 9 mos. | | Cleveland | Michael Jackson |

Battles engaged in, ______
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Groton, Middlesex, Mass.
Date of application for pensio, Jany. 25, 1819 - allowed.
Residence at date of application, Groton, Mass.
Age at date at date of application, 70 yrs. born in May.
Remarks: Sol. mar. Dec. 27, 1770 Molly Green - they had 12 ch - 1st born 1771 last born 1794. Sol. "died at Groton Apl. 1820 ae 72 " Wid. applied Dec. 7, 1836 ae 85 res. Groton but she d. Jany. 31, 1837 ^ and her pension was paid to Luther Corey one of her ten children - names of other children not stated.
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Bedford Mass.
Nov. 25, 1915  

Rev Ser H


Pension Commissioner
WASHINGTON D.C.

Dear Sir

Will you kindly send me the REVOLUTIONARY WAR record of NATHAN COREY of GROTON MASS.

Yours truly

J.L. Jewett.
Bedford Mass.

JL Jewett
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WIDOW, &c.
---
File No. 22,839
Molley Corey
widow of 
Nathan Corey
Pri Rev war
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Act June 4th 36
Index: Vol A, Page 43.8

[Arrangement of 1870]


1906 Oct. 1 - History to Miss Annetta Merrill letter in Sur. File 12.648
Joseph Cutter.
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1908 Dec 3. Hist. to EdithL. Hill. &
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1915. Sept *: history to Mr. George S. Stweart. M.B.H
[Letter in claim W.F. 15629 Daniel Garlirls] M.13.H
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1915 Dec. 6. Hist. to J.L. Jewett. &
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w22.839.

DR. F. E. HILL
VATET BUILDING 
MUNCIE.IND. 

11256

Muncie lnd
Nov. 25, 1908.

Pension Office:
Washington D.C.

gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me a
copy of the Revolutionary war ser-
vice of Nathan Corey?
He was a resident of Middlesex CO.
serving in the Mass. line and was
granted a pension under the act of 
1818.
I desire to learn whether he was a 
captain or private. 
Will be greatly obliged.
 Yours truly 
Edith Lucile Hill.
217 W. Jackson St. 
Muncie, Ind
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
September 11th, 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," Luther Corey, one of ten child'n of Molley Corey, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts, Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and -------- Cents per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1839, has been paid ^1/10 of said pension at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1831, to the 31st January, 1837, the day of her death.
Respectfully, yours, 

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
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I George Gleasson of Harvard, in the Commonwealth of Massachu-setts, Do declare and say, that I served in the revolutionary Army upon the Continental establishment, in Capt Cleavlands Company in Colo. Michael Jacksons Regiment in the Massachusetts line and Nathan Cory of Groton in said State served nine months, in the ^ same company. . month of june and before the middle of the month, I saw said Cory serving in that Company, I had seen him once or twice be-fore that line, & Knew him, and I will remember and Know that he continued in the Company untill after the middle of the next march, when I was ordered to Grayntous Mill under Capt. Putnam, & did not see him any more, [unintelligible] lately he enqui-red for me, as I understood -- in presence of William Park
George Gleassons mark #

I Thomas Peabody of Shirley in the CommonWealth of Massa-chusetts do testify, and declare, that I served in Capt. Cleavland Company, as above described by George Gleason, before the middle of june in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hun-dred and Seventy eight, I will remember our Nathan Cory of Groton in said State, whom I often saw, became acquainted with, & recollect at roll call, and elsewhere, & Know that he was engaged for nine months and served out his time & was regularly discharged -- Thomas Peabody


I William Park of Harvard in the State of Massachusetts, Do testify and declare that I served nine months in the Company of Capt. Cleavland with George Gleason and Thomas Peabody, and also remember one Nathan Cory of Groton a Soldier in said Compa-ny, was as I understood a nine months man, I can not at this distance name, the precise day, he joined the Army or that, on which he was discharged, but I heard of no irregularity res-pecting him, & presume he served out his full term. ___
William Park
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Common Wealth of Massachusetts
February 16th. 1819 Personally appeared, the before named George Gleason, Thomas Peabody and William Park, and each of them severally made Oath to the truth of the above depositions by them respectively subscribed ~

And I do Certify that the said Deponents, and each of them are Persons of good credit, entitled to belief, before all Courts and tribunals whatever, and no ways interested in the subject to which their said Depositions are applicable._

And I further certify that I will Know the said Nathan Cory and that he is in poor and indigent circumstances, and that he stands in need of assistance to obtain his support and maintenance ~
Saml. Dana Chief justice of the middle Circut Court of Compleas and a justice of the Peace throughout said Common Wealth. --  --
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Nathan Cory, 33.59
Private

Sam.l Dana, 
Judge
Groton, Mass
rec.d Feb.y 26. 1819.

Jacksons Mass regt
78-1 Pirar --
drc. 28th Jany 1819

on Roll

Admitted
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To the Honorable John C. Calhoun, Secretary of the Depart-ment of War of the United States.

I, the undersigned Samuel Dana, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the Counties of Essex and Middlesex) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Court of Record, duly established by Law, Do hereby certify, That on the twenty fifth .. day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen  . . .   Personally appeared Nathan Cory  . . . . ...    and made and subscribed the declaration which is hereunto annexed.





from which it appears to me, that the said Nathan Cory
did serve in the War of the REVOLUTION, against the common Enemy, . . . ....... nine months.


  Wherefore, in pursuance of the directions of an Act of Congress, made and passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," I have transmitted the said Declaration
to you the said Secretary, that such further proceedings may be had in the prem-ises, as the said Act may require.

In testimony of all which, I have caused the Seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed.

Given under my hand within the said Circuit, the twenty fifth day of January in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and Nineteen.-

Saml Dana
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I Noah Shattuck of Groton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Mas-sachusetts, aged sixty four years, do depose and say, that I have always from my youth lived in said Groton, and been well acquainted with Nathan Corey, Molley his wife, and their numerous family of children; that naid Nathan from my earliest recollection lived in the same part of Groton that I did that he was always reputed to have served in the war of the Revolution; that he married Mol-ly Green, and their eldest child was about my own age. that said Nathan was a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed March  10. 1818; and that he died at said Groton on the eighth day of April 1820. And I further depose and say that I have been well acquainted with said Molley Corey widow of the said Nathan, that she has remained a widow, ever since the death of her said husband, and that she now remains a widow; living in said Groton.
Noah Shattuck
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

County of Middlesex ss.
     Be it known, that on this fifth day of December in the year 1836, before me Caleb Butler, Notary Public loyally appointed and sworn & dwelling in Groton in said County of Middlesex personally came Noah Shattuck of said Groton, and made solumn oath, thatthe foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.
     And I do hereby certify, that the said Noah Shattuck is a credible person, worthy of full credit & beief in the matter by him deposed -
     In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal. the day & year last aforesaid - 
Caleb Butler, Not.Pub.
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I, Jason Williams of Groton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty four years, do depose & say that I have always resided in Groton aforesaid, that I was from my youth well acquainted with Nathan Corey of said Groton, and with Molley his wife, whose maiden name was Molley Green, that said Nathan & Molley were married five or six years before the Revolutionary War commenced, that said Nathan Corey enlisted in Capt. Asa Lawrence's Company and served therein as a private in the eight month's service,  so called at Cambridge in the year 1775, ^ | in whose company I was a substitute for Jacob Williams | and that said Nathan was absent afterwords from Groton, and was in the service of the United States, the particular of which I do not recollect: that said Nathan died at said Groton about sixteen years since, leaving the said Molley a widow with whom I have been well  acquainted ever since, and she has remained, and still is, a widow, eversince her said husband's death.
Jason Williams
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss.
   Be it known, that on this seventh day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty six before me Caleb Butler, Notary Public loyally appointed and sworn & dwelling in Groton in said County of Middlesex, personally appeared Jason Williams of said Groton, and made solemn oath, that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.
   And I do certify that the said Jason Williams is a credible person, worthy of full credit & belief, in the matter by him de-posed
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notorial seal the day & year last aforesaid

Caleb Butler, Not.Pub.