Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 462, Jacob Gray, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
Service:  New Jersey
Gray, Jacob
Elizabeth
Number:  W.462
Contents:  Blank
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10,406
New Jersey
Jacob Gray
of Somerset Co. in the state of N. Jersey, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shreve, of the N. Jersey line, for the term of Seven Years.

Inscribed on the roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 12 of August, 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of May '19 and sent to Frederick Cruser, Judge, Princeton, New Jersey.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819    $54.19
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep, 1819   $48.00
$102.19
6 mos. 24/34

{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

continued

Notification sent November 8, 1820 to Samuel Swan, Somerville, N. Jersey
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5665
New Jersey
Elizabeth Gray
widow of Jacob Gray
who was a Private    N. J.
in the revolution

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 80 daollar BLANK cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of march 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of June, 1844 and sent to John Lowery, Princeton, N. Jersey.

[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A, Vol 1, Page 121
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Jacob Gray, Pri
Somerset County, N. J.
Col. Shreve's Regimt.
N. Jersey Line,
1775 to 1783
12th August, 1818

Adm

Frederick Cruser, Judge
Princeton,
Somerset Co. N. J.
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County
Personally appeared before me Frederick Cruser Esq on of the Judges of the Court of common Please in and for the county and state afore said the subscriber Jacob Gray who being sworn on the holy ILLEGIBLE of Almighty god, doth depose and declare that he was a soldier in the American Revolutionary war that he enlisted in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five and served steady on until the conclusion of the war.  That he served only in the Second New Jersey Regiment commanded after the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five by Colonel Israel Shreve and Capt John N. Cummings, Capt Richard Howells and Capt DeHarts company.  the he was honorably discharged at the conclusion of the war with the badges of merit for eight years service.  That his discharge is worn out and is entirely destroyed and that from his age and reduced circumstances he need the assistance of his Country for support.
Jacob Gray
Worn and subscribed before me the twenth day of August 1818
Frederick Cruser
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County
Samuel Scott and Isaac Horner both of lawfull age and persons consuetiously scrupulous of taking an oath upon their solemn affirmation severally and respectively administered according to law, do declare and affirm respectively, that they and each of them, have been near neighbors to Jacob Gray the within applicant, for many years last past, that the said Jacob Gray, is a person considerably advanced in years, and has a wife and daughter and five grand children to support and maintain, and that he is a person in indigent circumstances, and unable by his bodily labour to support himself and family-and that he needs the aid and support of this Country. 
Samuel Scott
Isaac Honer Jr
Taken subscribed and affirmed before me one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Somerset this twelvth day of August 1818.
Frederick Cruser
To all to whom it may concern, I Frederick Cruser one of the Judge of the Court of Common Please in and for the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey do hereby certify,that I am satisfied from the testimony of Samuel Scott and Isaac Horner, on their solemn affirmation they being persons conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, and being two disinterested and creditable person, that Jacob Gray the
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the within mentioned applicant is a person in indigent circumstances unable by his bodily labour to support himself and family, and need the aid and  support of his country.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelvth day of August 1818
Frederich Cruser

State of New Jersey
Somerset County
I Samuel Swan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do certify that Frederick Cruser Esq before whom the deposition withing stated was taken was at the time of the taking thereof one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please for said County of Somerset as that to all his official acts as proof full faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in Courts of Jurisdiction as ILLEGIBLE.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Somerville the 7th day of Sept A. D. 1818
Saml, Swan
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154
Jacob Gray
New Jersey
10406  Schedule
Rec 9th Oct 1820

M. Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Sect. of War
City of Washington
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Schedule
State of New Jersey
Somerset County
on this forth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas, being a court of record for the said County, Jacob Gray, aged sixty eight years, resident in Princeton in the county of Somerset in the State of New Jersey who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:  that he enlisted in the County of Philadelphia in the company of Richard Howell, Captain and remained in his company for eight years, was at the battle of Three rivers, Ticonderoga-also at the battles of Bandywine and of Germantown.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th of March 1818; and that I have not, since that time, or gift , sale, or in any manner, 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 provided for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United State in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818; 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 to wit: One Anvil of the value of ten dollars, one vise, of the value of five dollars, two ILLEGIBLE of the value of three dollars, ILLEGIBLE tong of the value of three dollars and fifty cents, and three hand hammers of the value of two dollars and eighty six cents, smith bellows and beckhorn of the value of four dollars, and bed and bedding of the value of six dollars, one looking glass of the value of thirty seven and half cents and other articles to wit: one stand, three tables, six chairs, three iron pots, one pair of an iron, shovel and ILLEGIBLE fying hars, tea kettle, old cedar tubs and pails, griddle and tranimal, two flat irons, two spining wheels, two desk, copper kettle, coffee pot, 7 pewter plates and dishes, lye tub, all of the value
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of twenty dollars and ninety one cents.
Sworn to and declared on the fourth day of October, 1820 before A. Howell
Jacob Gray
The court are of the opinion that amount of applicant ILLEGIBLE will not exceed fifty dollars.  A. Howell
I Samuel Swan Clerk of Somerset ILLEGIBLE SECTION do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed true copies from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule will not exceed fifty dollars.  In testimony whereof I have whereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this forth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty. 
Saml. Swan
To the Honable Sect. of War
The results of the foregoing you will please to make known to me.
Saml. Swan
ILLEGIBLE Oct 4th, 1820
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Declaration
Under Act of July Seventh 1838
State of New Jersey
Mercer County
On the fifteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of common Please in and for said County Elizabeth Gray, person of credibilty and truth a resident of the Township of Princeton, county of Mercer aforesaid aged Eighty four years who being 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 seventh one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight entitled "An Act granting half pay and Pension to certain widows". that she is the widow of Jacob Gray, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, as will appear by the proof accompanying his declaration which is on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pension for the United States at the City of Washington.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Gray at Newark in New Jersey by Doctor McWhorder in August of the year seventeen hundred and eighty five at the house of Mr. Isaac Hayes a blacksmith who carried on the business largely and for whom the said Jacob Gray worked.
Deponent further declares that she went to Newark with Mrs. Beach the wife of Israel Beach a merchant, and lived i their family at the time of her marriage to the said Jacob 
Gray
over
There were
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There were several persons present at their wedding, deponent recollects that there were two couples that went with them when the ceremony was performed, one of the females name was Patty Osborn, and the other name was Lucy, a nurse who was nursing ILLEGIBLE Beach at the time.  
One of the young gentlemen's name was Bruin, a son of Mr. Caleb G. Bruin, thinks his name was Matthias Bruin, deponent does not recollect the name of the other young gentleman.
Caleb Bruin was a house carpenter and was building a house for Mr. Israel Beach at the time.she further declares that her husband the said Jacob Gray died on the twenty fourth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty two.
She further declares that she was not married to her said husband until after he had left the service of the United States and receive his discharge from Captain John N. cumming, but she was married to him previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninty four, ILLEGIBLE at the time above stated.
Deponent further declares that she has remained his widow, since that period, namely the day of his death the twenty fourth day of December Eighteen hundred and forty two as will more fully appear by the proof hereunto annexed.
Sworn and subscribed the fifteenth day of December eight hundred and forty three.
Elizabeth Gray (Her Mark)
Adm. J. Dumont, Judge
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I do hereby certify that Elizabeth Gray the before named declarant is not able to appear in open court on account of debility and old age, is known to me as a person of strict veracity and truth, and I further certify that I was acquainted with her husband Jacob Gray, who died on the twenty fourth day of December eighteen hundred and forty two, and that she has not again married but continues his widow.
Abn. J. Dumont, Judge

State of New Jersey
Mercer County
Be it know that on the fifteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and forty three, before me that subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Please in and for said County personally appeared Sarah Hingland in the fifty seventh year of her age a person of credibility and truth.  Who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith that she is the daughter of Elizabeth Gray the within named declarant, who is the widow of Jacob Gray deceased who died on the twenty fourth day of December eighteen hundred and forty two, that she has lived in the family and in charge of deponent, and has remained a widow ever since that period.
Sarah Hingland
Sworn and subscribed the fifteenth day of December 1843 before me.
Abm. J. Dumont, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Mercer County
I Ralph H. Shreve Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mercer in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Abm. J. Dumont the person before whom this foregoing declaration was made and affidavit sworn to was at the time thereof one of the Judges of the said Court duly commissioned and sworn and that to all his official act as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this eleventh day of January in the year eighteen hundred and forty four.
R. H. Shreve  Clk
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In reply to your request of BLANK, received BLANK for a statement of the military history of Jacob Gray 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.  Wid. File 462
Date of Enlistment or Appointment: 1775
Length of Service:  8 years
Rank:  Pri
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Caption: D. Hart, Richard Harrell, John N. Cumming
Colonel:  Israel Shreve
State:  2 NJ
Battles engaged in:  Three Rivers, Ticonderoga, ILLEGIBLE, ILLEGIBLE
Residence of soldier at enlistment:  BLANK
Date of application for pension:  Aug 12,1818 ILLEGIBLE
Residence at date of application:  Princeton, Somerset Co. N. J.
Remarks:  66 yrs he died Dec 24, 1842 ILLEGIBLE Newark, N.J. Aug 1785 Elizabeth Burroughs  She was allow pens. on her appl, executed Dec 15, 1843 while 84 yrs of age and ILLEGIBLE of Princeton aforesaid.  In 1818 sol. had a wife ILLEGIBLE and ILLEGIBLE a child to care for their names are not stated.
Very Respectfully
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January 19, 1910
Chief of Pension Dept
Washington D. C.
Dear sir:
Would you send to me any information you may have about Jacob Gray who was in the Rev. war and afterwords drew a pension.  have you the marriage date of himself and Elizabeth, and her name, also anything about their only child Sarah Gray who married Henry Slingland and who drew a pension after the death of her parents.
And oblige
Miss Clara Hunt
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3-871
Record Division
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by:  Geo M. Moore
June 25, 1910
Certificate No:  BLANK
Claimant:  BLANK
Soldier:  Jacob Gray
Service:  Rev
Additional Service:  BLANK
No Claim, State Records: BLANK
No claim, combination records:  BLANK
Remarks:  State Not given  Try Wid File 462
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I certify that Jacob Gray who has resided form many years past in the neighborhood of Princeton and enlisted as a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Richard Howell  and served one year in Dec 1776 or Jan 1777 he enlisted in my Company and served with great bravery and faithfulness until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 when he was discharged. 
Given under my hand at Newark 
April 20th 1818
J. H. Cumming at the life of the Revolutionary War Lieut Col. Comd N. Jersey Batt.
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Revy
Widow, &c.
File No. 462
Elizabeth Gray
Widow
Jacob Gray
Priv. Rev. War.
Act:  March 3, 1843
Index:-Vol. A, Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870]

1910 Feb 4 Hist. to Miss Clara Hunt
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  N. J.
Mar 3d 1843
Eliz Gray
Mary Skillman

Com. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
District of Columbia
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Princeton  June 1st 1844
Dear Sir
I herewith enclose the declaration of Elizabeth Gray and Mary Skillman, in consequence of my illness there has been source delay since the declarations were executed, I shall esteem it the greater favour to receive a speedy answer.  I received the other certificate through my friend Col. Alex M. Cumming for which I feel very thankful and especially in the case of Mrs. Gray, it will be a happy relief.
Yours Very respectfully,
John Lowery

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Trenton  Jany 24th 1844
Dear Sir
I send in company with this application of Elizabeth Gray the widow of Jacob Gray, Decd. who was a soldier in the American Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States.  I suppose you will find his papers on file.
I made another application of Mary Skillman under the Act of 1838 and forward it some time since.  
Yours Very Respectfully
John Lowrey

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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New Jersey 8265
Elizabeth Gray
widow of Jacob Gray who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 24s Dec 1842 of Mercer Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the BLANK commanded by Captain BLANK of the regt. commend by Col. Shreve in the N. Jersey line for 2 years.

Inscribe on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 80 dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of April 1844 and sent to Col. Avill Cumming, Present.
Total Amount, $  BLANK
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk,
Book D, Vol 1, Page 197
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 3d March 1843 granting provision for one year to certain widows, who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838

Sate of New Jersey
Mercer County
On the seventeenth day of April Eighteen Hundred and forty four personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Please in and for the aforesaid county of Mercer, Elizabeth Gray, a resident of the township of Princeton in the aforesaid County of Mercer, aged about Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on the oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3'd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of person who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Jacob gray, who was a private solder in the Army of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States, he served in the Army of the Revolution and in a company under the command of Captain John Noble Cumming of the New Jersey line; and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the Act of July 7, 1838 was Eighty dollars.  She further declares that she is still a widow.
Elizabeth Gray (Her Mark)
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Abm. J. Dumont
I do hereby certify that the above named Elizabeth Gray is personally known to me and that she is entitled to credit for truth and veracity, and that she is unable to appear in open court from bodily infirmity.  Witness my hand this seventeenth day of April 1844
Abm. J. Dumont, Judge
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State of New Jersey
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Abraham J. Dumont Esq. before whom the within declaration of Elizabeth Gray was made and taken was at the time of the doing thereof one of the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Please in and for the County of Mercer in said State duly appointed commissioned and sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations and that the signature thereto is in the proper hand writing of the said Abraham J. Dumont Esq.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal of office at Trenton in said State this twenty ninth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty four.
Charles G. McChesney
Sect. of State

E.  Gray
Acct 43

$80 ILLEGIBLE
John Lowrey
Princeton
N. J.
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10449
Elizabeth Gray
N. J. 
Ath 7 July 38
M 83 d 42
aomd
2 ILLEGIBLE
$80.00

Col. A. M. Cumming
Present

Certificate thereunto written is the proper hand writing of said Jude, In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and offical seal the Twentieth day of January AD 1844
J. P. Jackson, Clk
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State of New Jersey
City of Perth Amboy
Be it remember that on this twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three before me James Parker Mayor of the City of Perth Amboy in the State of New Jersey personally appeared Matthius Bruen of the said city being a friend to me well known and of good report and credit who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is now in the seventy eighth year of his age, that he the deponent was in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five a resident of the town of Newark in the said State of New Jersey and in the same house with Elizabeth Gray, now the widow of Jacob Gray deceased, that the maiden name of the said Elizabeth was Burrough as well as this deponent can recollect, that their deponent was present when the said Elizabeth Burrough was married to the said Jacob Gray which marriage was solemnized by the Reverend Alexander McWhorter the minister of the Presbyterian Church and in the year one thousand seven hundred and eight five or eight six the precise time the deponent cannot recollect.  That this deponent was well acquainted with the said Jacob Gray who was a blacksmith by trade and always understood him ILLEGIBLE served as a soldier in the revolutionary war under Captain John N. Cumming.  That Lucy Campbell and Patty Osborn were present with the deponent at the marriage of the said Jacob Gray and Elizabeth Burrough and a young man named John Hatfield ILLEGIBLE of whom are now alive to the knowledge of the deponent.  The marriage took place at the dwelling of Isaac Hay with whom Jacob Gray then lived and the said Hay, and his family was also present.  That the deponent was acquainted with the said Jacob Gray
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and Elizabeth his wife who resides at Newark many years after as man and wife.
Mathias Bruen
Subsribed and sworn at Perth Amboy this 20 day of December 1843 Before me
James Parker
Mayor
State of New Jersey
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that James Parker Esq before whom the within affidavit was made and taken was at the time of the doing thereof Mayor of the City of Perth Amboy and ex-officio Justice of the Peace duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signature thereto is in the proper hand writing of the said James Parker.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trention in said State this sixteenth day of January A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty four.
Charles G. McChesney
Sect. of State
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I hereby certify that I am the stated minister of the first Presbyterian Church in Ny city, said church bring the same, that the Rev Do. McWhorter once minister to, and I also certify that the records of the said church are in my hand and that I know of no records of ILLEGIBLE solemnized by the Rev. Do. McWhorter and have never heard that any were remaining.
A. C. Eddy
ILLEGIBLE Dec. 27, 1842
Sworn to and subscribed before me Sam B. Miller one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex, New Jersey this 20th day of December 1843.
I do hereby certify that the above named A. D. Eddy is Pastor of the first Presbyterian church at Newark New Jersey and is known to me as a person of strict veracity and truth and his statements are entitled to credit and belief.
Sam B. Miller
Judge 86
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State of New Jersey
County of Essex
I John P. Jackson Clerk of the County of Essex and of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in aforesaid County do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and taken at the time of taking the same was and still is one of the Judges of said Court duly commission and sworn and that the signature "Saml. B. Miller" to the ILLEGIBLE of said affidavit and the certificate thereunder written is the proper hand writing of said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the twentieth day of January AD 1844.
J. P. Jackson, Clk

10449
Elizabeth Gray
N. J.
act 7 julhy 38
m 83 d 42
ILLEGIBLE $80.00

Col. A. M. Cummings
Agent?