Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8594, James Gray, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Gray, James

NUMBER
S. 8594
carded

CONTENTS
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16.078
North Carolina
James Gray
of Rutherford in the State of North Car.
who was a priv. & Capt. in the company commanded
by Captain Hampton of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Hampton in the North Car.
line for 16 mos.

Died 21st October 1836.

Inscribed on the Roll of North Car:
at the rate of  254 Dollars  99 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of June '33
and sent S T Birckettt
Rutherfordton  (clk)

Arrears to the 4th March '33            409.98
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 102.49
                                         Total        $512.47

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk,
Book E   Vol. 6.    Page 41

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Order to pay 15 Nov 1837
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State of No Ca}
Rutherford County} On this tenth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court now sitting Majr. James Gray a Resident of the United States in the County of Rutherford & State of No. Car. aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 
In the year 1775 I was living in Tryon now Rutherford County North Carolina the Indians and tories mustered very strong we was divided into two parties the Kings party & what called the liberty men there was considerable disturbance at all of our gatherings each party rallied to his standard the Young men formed a Company of Minute Men under Capt. James Miller we held ourselves ready at the call of an officer to perform duty we was Kept moveing from post to post in the County untill Ferguson marched into the County with a considerable force when we had to cross the mountain to Recruit our forces we claimed the Redgment under the Command of Col. Campi.  We then came back and meet Ferguson & his forces at Kings Mountain where we paid him back in his own way. I had some satisfaction on that in takeing some of my acquaintances that I knew persued me when I was not able to defend myself. I think I was up to this time upwards of three years that I was not as any one time Two weeks together at home we was in a much worse situation than those who was in the Regular army after the Battle at Kings mountain. I came home immediately went on & took a fort on Thicketty. I was then under Capt. Edward Hampton. Soon after that I was at the Seige of 96 I continued there untill the seige was raised I think I was at that 4 or 5 weeks. I was under Capt. Inman I came home from that place was appointed Capt. by Col. Hampton and ordered to guard for Stations Russell Waddleton, White Oak & Earlsey. I was on that Tower more than 6 months during that time we had a Scrimage with the British & Tories on Packolet River we defeated them they made a stand at a Strong Fort on the Tiger River we persued tghem to that place we found they was two strong for us to meddle with we returned home in a short time after Genl. Rutherford came on with his force I joined him at the head of the Catawba we crossed the mountains in persuite of the Indians we over took them we killed Several, burnt several of there Towns we returned home verry soon after I was ordered out again by Genl. McDowell we made a trip across the mountains we on that Tower kild several Indians burnt some ot there Towns we then had
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a number sufficient that we could defend ourselves I kept no memorandum of my service at every call which was often in fact from the year 1775 to the end of the war I was in continual service there was a large frontere for us to guard at one period of our difficulties our service was hard the Indians pressed us On one side the British on another & in the midst of the Tories & Fergus at there head with a number of our citizens takeing refuge under him was alarming time with one I knew I was a mark for them to shoot at. & if could by any means take me I had to suffer many deaths but I allways took advantage of them I do not know main service was to keep the Tories from embod [illegible] & [illegible] continued service I cannot say as to any certain time but I am confident that during the Revolutionary War I was at different periods more than two years in actual service & often in the most dangerous service. Thereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuety except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
Question1st By the court where and in what year were you born 
Answer I was born in the year 1755 in Augusta County the state of Virginia.
Question 2nd have you any record of your age
Answer I have the record of my age in my possession at this time
Question 3rd where was you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live 
Answer I was living in the County of Rutherford North Carolina when first called into service and have lived here ever since & expect to continue there as long as I live 
Question 4th how was you called into service was you drafted did you volunteer or was you a substitute if a substitute for who
Answer I was a volunteer from the commencement of the war in the year 1775 to the end in 1781 & made several journeys over the mountains in persute of the Indians after the (torn off illegible) of the Revolutionary war I cannot confine myself to the dates of the different transactions it was almost one continued service 
State the name of some of the Generals & field officers when at the Battle of Kingsmouth 
Col. Campbell Sevier Cleveland McDowell at the siege of 9 C. Genl Gr [illegible] General Rutherford
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Gray seal(circled)
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STATE OF North Carolina }
COUNTY OF Rutherford } SS:
Be it known, that on this twenty sixth day of Feb. A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty two, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared David Gray, a resident of 
Rutherford County, and made oath according to law, that he is a son of 
James Gray who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of $204.99 per annum under the act of 7 June 1832 which Pension commenced 4th March 1831, and was paid to his death 21 October 1836. that he is directly interested as aforesaid as a claimant, and makes this affidavit for the pur-
pose of obtaining such increase of Pension as may be due under any of the Laws, Regulations or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted.  The said Affiant further declares that he hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN. K. MARTIN, of the City of Richmond and State of Virginia to be attorney and Agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution,to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises; except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for. 
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and }
year aforesaid, before me } David Gray
Robert G. Swittty, J. Peace }
I, R.G. Switty Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David Gray, above-named, is a respectable resident of this County, and is, as I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth, and acknowledges the above Power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
Robt G. Switty J. Peace

In testimony that the above-named Robert G. Switty was a Justice of the 
Peace in and for said County, at the date of the same, I hereby subscribe my name and affix the County Seal.  This 11th day of March 1852.
Robert L. Switty  County Clerk.
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8565
James Gray

Ad.
7 1/2 mo pri - 23.33
                          1. 66
9 mo Capt.     180.
 5.13.               ———-
  P. 39.           $204.99

T.F. Bucket
Rutherfordton
No. Carolina
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BRIEF in the case of James Gray
County of Rutherford in the State of No. Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  
In open Court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he?   77
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
    
     Period               Duration of Service.       Rank     Names of General and Field Officers
                              Years    Months   Days   As a                  under whom he served
 Volunteered
     In 1775           }  to the end of the        private      Col Campbell        } no Carolina
and served at different}   year being [ ] than             Capt James Miller  }  troop or
periods                     ten years                       "            Capt Edwd Hampton & Inman
                                    appointed              Captain      [ }by Col. Hampton

5.  In what battles was he engaged?
   Not any general battle

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?
    [  ] No. Carolina

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary evidence.

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and is so, in what respect?
   No

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the 
case above mentioned.
                                 Chas G Wilson     Examining Clerk
                                11th Feb. 1823
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November 8, 1933
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James Gray, S.  8594
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Thomas L. Millwee                      
1047 Queens Road, West                    
Charlotte
North Carolina

Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 8594, based upon the Revolutionary War service of James Gray. 
He was born in 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia.  The names
of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Tryon County which was later Rutherford County, North Carolina, he served with the North Carolina troops as follows:  in 1775 he belonged to a company of minutemen under Captain James Miller; he was in active service at various times during 1780 and 1781, amounting the sixteen and one half months in all, seven and one half months as private and nine months as captain, under Captains James Miller, Edward Hampton and Inman, and Colonels Campbell and McDowell, was in an engagement with the British and Tories on Pacolett River, was at the capture of Thickety Fort and in the battle of King's Mountain and the siege of Ninety-Six.  No reference was made to his having been wounded in the battle of King's Mountain.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

James Gray died October 21, 1836.

His son, David Gray, was living in Rutherford County, North Carolina, in 1852.  The papers in this claim contain no further
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data relative to the soldier’s family.

      The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to a James Graham of Lincoln or Rutherford Counties, North Carolina.
                           
                     Very truly yours

                      A.D. HILLER
                      Assistant to Administrator
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November 7, 1933
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James Gray-S.8594
Allan Herron-S.7001
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Thomas L. Millwee 
1047 Queens Road, West
Charlotte, North Carolina

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Valentine Bell, James Faucette, Thomas Graham, James
Gray, Allen Herron, Hugh Woods, and John Woods, all of North Carolina.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land, based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A search of the records fails to show such claims on file for a Thomas Graham, who served with the North Carolina troops, or of Valentine Bell,
James Faucette, Hugh Woods (Wood).  In order to identify the record of the John Woods in whom you are interested, some of the following relative to him are essential - approximate dates of birth and death and places of residence at enlistment and after service.

You are furnished herewith the records of James Gray and Allan Herron, as found in the claims for pension, based upon their service in the War of the Revolution.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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February 15, 1933

James Gray, S. 8594
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Mary Harris
612 Madison Street
Jacksonville
Florida

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to James Gray who served in the Revolution.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 8594, based upon the Revolutionary War service of James Gray,

He was born in 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia.

While a resident of Tryon County, which was later Rutherford County, North Carolina, he served with the North Carolina troops as follows: in 1775 he belonged to a company of minutemen under Captain James Miller; he was in active service at various times during 1780 and 1871, amounting to sixteen and one half months in all, seven and one half months as private and nine months as captain, under Captains James Miller, Edward Hampton and Inman, and Colonels Campbell and McDowell, was in an engagement with the British and Tories on Pacolet River, in the capture of Thickety Fort, in the battle of King's Mountain and the siege of Ninety-Six.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

James Gray died October 21, 1836.

His son, David Gray, was living in Rutherford County, North Carolina, in 1852. There are no further data relative to the soldier's family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

September 29, 1927

Mrs. Mary B. Pritchett
149 Stafford Ave.
Barnesville, Ca.

Madam: 

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8594, it appears that JAMES GRAY was born in 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia.

While a resident of Tryon County which was later Rutherford County, North Carolina, he served with the North Carolina troops as follows:
In 1775 he served as a minuteman under Captain James Miller and Colonel Campbell.
In 1780 he served three months under Captain James Miller and Colonel Campbell and was in the battle of King's Mountain.
In 1780 he served three months under Captain Edward Hampton and Colonel McDowell.
In 1781 he served one and one half months under Captain Inman and was in the siege of Ninety-Six.

He was appointed Captain in 1781 and served six months as such,

He served another tour in 1781, three months as Captain. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10,
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Division
DEPARTMENT
Bureau

1832, at which time he was a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

In 1852 David Gray of Rutherford County, North Carolina, stated that his father, James Gray (who was the soldier), died October 21, 1836.

There are no further data on file relative to the family of James Gray. 

This is the only James Gray of Rutherford County, North Carolina, that is found on the Revolutionary War recodes of the Bureau.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. ........, 190..

In reply to your request of ..... received a statement of the military history of James Gray soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired formation as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. / COLONEL. | STATE.
75 
+ 80 | 3 mos. | minuteman | James Miller / Campbell | NC
80 | 3 mos. | Edward Hampton /  Col Mebowall | 
*81 | 1 1/2 mos. | Inman |
81 | 6 mos. | Capt |
81 | 3 mos. | "

Battles engaged in, + Oct. 80 Kings Mt. * May 81 Siege of 96
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Tryon Co, N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept 10 1832.
Residence at date of application, Rutherford Co. N.C. 
Age at date of application, born in 1755 in Augusta Co. Va.
Remarks: He mar.
+He died Oct 21 1836

1852 son David 'testified to death'

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.


2722563m1-07
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Charlotte N.C.
Oct. 19, 1933.

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to administrator:
Dear Sir
I desire the Revolution War records ancestors of my named
Allen Herron of Mecklenburg County N.C
James Gray or Graham of Lincoln or Rutherford Counties. He is supposed to have lost a leg at Battle of Kings Mountain
Thomas Graham Rutherford County N.C.
James Faucette of Orange County N.C. his will dated 1811.
John Woods of Orange County N.C. his Will dated 1792.
Hugh Woods of Orange County N.C. his will dated 1800
Valentine Bell who died in Chester County S. C. who will is dated 1799.
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Thanking you for these records
I am your very truly
Mr. Thomas L. Millwee
1047 Queens Road West
Charlotte, N.C. 

Mail RECEIVED seal
Oct. 20, 1933
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Feb. 4, 1932

Veteran's Administration
Dept. of Rev Records
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:-
Please let me know if your records afford any information concerning military or family history of James Gray of Rutherford County, N.C.  He served in N.C. militia as private and captain.  He was born about 1752.

Thanking you for the favor of a reply.
I am
Respectfully yours
Mary Harris
(Mrs. Mary Harris)
612 Madison Street
Jacksonville, Fla.
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149 Stafford Ave.
Barnesville Ga.
The Pension Office
am writing to get a record of Major James Gray He fought in the Revolutionary army. He enlisted from Rutherford County, North Carolina, and served during the years from 1775 through 1779.
Would appreciate any information you
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could give me.
I am trying to get D.A.R. papers through.
Very truly 
Mrs Mary Bass Pritchett.
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3 -- 595.

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Mar. 4, 1907.
Searched by ... Gill
Original No. ....
Certificate No. ....
Claimant, ....
Soldier, ..... James Gray 
Service, .....Capt, NC Line
Rev. War

Remarks......
no claim identified
as above except
Inv. 8594




23266656 - 06
Chief of Division.
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Owen & Co., Limited Dealers in Stoves
3840 Gratiot Avenue Furniture
Carpets
DETROIT, Feb. 22nd, 1907.

Pension Office.
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: --
Can you give me any information regarding the war record of James Gray, who I think was a captain of the North Carolina regiment in the Revolutionary War.
Thanking you in advance for any report which you may be able to give me, I am,
Yours truly,
Guy E. Barnhart

Stamp:
O.W.&N.
FEB
27
1907
FILES

Stamp:
PENSION
U FEB S
25
1907
OFFICE.
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Owen & Co., Limited Dealers in Stoves
3840 Gratiot Avenue Furniture
Carpets
DETROIT, Feb. 22nd, 1907.

Pension Office.
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: --
Can you give me any information regarding the war record of James Gray, who I think was a captain of the North Carolina regiment in the Revolutionary War.
Thanking you in advance for any report which you may be able to give me, I am, 
Yours truly,
Guy E. Barnhart

Stamp:
O.W.&N.
FEB
27
1907
FILES

Stamp:
PENSION
U FEB S
25
1907
OFFICE.
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Left side:
1907 Mch. 23. History to Guy E Barnhart.

1933 Feb. 15 hist. to Mrs Mary Harris 

1933 Nov. 8 hist to Mrs. Thos. L. Millweek

1927 - Sept 29 Hist to Mrs. Mary B. Pritchett MCS

Right side:
8594
Rev War
INVALID.

File No. 8594
James Gray
Priv. Rev War

Act June 7th 1832

Index  Vol. [illegible] Page 151
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mr Evans Nov 14

vertical:
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Pension Office
Fayetteville 0Novm 10 1831

James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:
the session on the date & the Oath of the Attorney in the case of James Gray [illegible] [illegible] the War certificates [illegible] [illegible] 
[illegible] you will have the goodness to state of the
papers and in any others in fact [illegible]
I am respectfully
your obt svt
JM Henke
Army
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Gray which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, [page torn] proof cannot be had?

XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ....... months, and ....... days, I served as a ...... For ........ months and ....... days, I served as a ........; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration in highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
QUERE XIV. PROOF OF SERVICE. 
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
QUERE XVI. MODE OF AUTHENTICATING PAPERS. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow 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. 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 accompany the papers.
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James Gray's
Declaration

Recorded


8565
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We Jonathan Hampton Danza Metcalf Residenters of the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Major James Gray who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Hampton
Danza Metcalf 

And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogators prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jonathan Hampton and Danza Metcalf who has sign the above
Certificate is Residents in the County of Rutherford State of North Carolina is credible persons and that there statement is entitled to credit.

I Thos F. Birchett Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceeding in the matter of the application of last James Gray for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of September A.D. 1832
T.T. Birchett, Clk
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State of North Carolina}
Rutherford County}
I Tho F. Birchett clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for Rutherford County do certify that John Logan Esquire before whom the written deposition of James Gray is certified to have been made, & the several accompanying affidavits of Warner Metcalf, Alexander McFaddin
and Danza Metcalf, are attested officially: and who has also attested the affidavit of Rev. Allen Hamby & Genl. John  Carson, & certified to their respective veracity & credibility is an acting Justice of the Peace of said County; & that his acts & certificates as such are entitled to credit. I further certify that the several signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and the Seal of said Court of 
office the 14th day of May 1833.
T. F. Birchett clk
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State of North Carolina}
Rutherford County}

We Allen Hamby, a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid and John Carson residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the Majr. James Gray who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of May 1833
John Logan
Allen Hamby
John Carson

And I John Logan a Justice of the Peace for said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Allen Hamby who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county and state aforesaid and that of Gen John Carson who has also signed the same also with Warner Metcalf who has also signed the dame also with Danza Metcalf who has also signed the same also with Alexander McFadden who has also signed the same is residents in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina and is credible persons and that there statements is entitled to credit given under my hand and seal this 13th day of May 1833
John Logan J.P.
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State of North Carolina}
Rutherford County} Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said county Warner Metcalf and after being duly sworn sayeth that he was well acquainted with James Gray during the Revolutionary War and from that time to the present time I know that he acted as a Captain in the Revolutionary War but how long I do not know neither have I any recollection that I served under him. But he fought bravely for his country was his general character sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of April 1833.
John Logan
Warner Metcalf

State of North Carolina}
Rutherford County} Personally appeared before me the subscriber Justice of the Peace for said county Alexander McFadden and after being duly sworn sayeth on oath that he was well acquainted with Captain James Gray during the Revolutionary War and have lived neighbour to him from before the  and Revolution to the present day I served under him as Lieutenant in the years 1780 and 1781 I was with him at Waddells Station and at Earls Station and at Russells station in Broad River under the command of Col. Robert Porter and on the to the Indian Nation we was then under Col. Singleton and Col. Porter we was out on this tour 3 months this what I recollect of his services I know he was one of our leaders and brave man in the defence of his country sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th of April 1833.
John Logan
Alex McFadden

State of North Carolina} 
Rutherford County} Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said county Danza Metcalf and having being duly sworn sayeth that he well remembers that James Gray the above applicant did act as a Captain in the Revolutionary War and was at all times looked on as one of our brave men sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of April 1833
John Logan     Danza Metcalf
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State of North Carolina}
Rutherford County} Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County Major James Gray and after being duly sworn sayeth that he can only make and give the following statement as to the length of the service in the Revolutionary War in the year 1780, he was call.d on to Rally and be in readiness soon after came in our County Ferguson and his armey we was ordered to cross the mountains to a settlement on Chuskey and Watauga under the command of Captain James Miller we there joined [illegible] Cambell
1st Tour 1780 I served under Capt. Miller and Col. Cambell at the Battle of Kings Mountain this was a tour of ) 3 months 
2nd 1780 and Capt Edward Hampton Maj Singleton Commanded we took what was Col. Thurkethy fort, we was under the command of Col McDowell this tour was } 3 months
3rd. 1781 I was at the seige of ninety six under Captain Inman we was under Gerl. Green  1 - 2
on my return home I was appointed a Captain by Col. Hampton and charged to guard four stations } 7 1/2
Waddleton - White Oak & Earls this was a tour of } 6
During this service we had a battle on Pacolet with British and Tories under Col. McDowell
4th Tour 1781 was under General Rutherford against the Indians I joined the main army with my company at the head of the Catawba. } 3

My memory has failed as much that it is not in my power to give the precise times I was but one thing is certain I was not at liberty to engage in anything but the defence of our country I have made a statement of sixteen months and one half that I am certain of it is not in my power to promise a commission or better evidence than therewith produced. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of April 1833
James Gray

John Logan JP