Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,469, for John Perry, Massachusetts
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signed John David Judge of Probate 
&c for Barnstable County
I William Nye of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable  & State of Massachusetts, a Soldier of the Revolution and a Pensioner under the late Act of Congress on oath do testify and say that John Perry the Second of that name in said Sandwich was with me in Colonel Ogden's regiment under Marquis La Fayette in the same company with me. I was with him during that service, and according to the best of my recollection he served nine months from the time of his enlistment I was not all the time of the nine months with him, but he told me, at the time, he enlisted for nine months and I have no doubt of the fact. I was with him only under Marquis LaFayette, after which we found our respective regiments
William Nye
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable Ss: Sandwich April 3. A.D. 1820
[illegible] came before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public for the County of Barnstable, William Nye above named, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed, and I certify that he is a man whose character for truth and veracity is unimpeached and unimpeachable
Given under my hand the date above
Russel Freeman Justice Peace & 
Notary Public
I Thomas Nye of Massachusetts a pensioner of the United States
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[left side] worth $:20.
Abner Davis, agent
Barnstable, Masstts
Recd 21st Aug.1820.
[right side] John Perry, 2d
Barnstable Co: Mtts.
Original declaration
3d April, 1818.
Col. H. Jackson's regt. Masstts and Col Ogden's regt. N. Jersey nine months.
Not found on the rolls.
Two or more disinterested and credible persons, certified as such by the judges, are desired to prove from their own knowledge, the service of the applicant 9 months in continuance on Contl Estabt designating the Col. name and line in which he served and the times of enlistment and discharge.
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were mostly delivered to the Circuit Court as guides for them. I wrote Nahum Mitchell Esq one of the Justices of said Court & to Thomas B. Adams Esq. Chief Justice who had the custody of the papers relative to pensioners, but unfortunately this declaration of John Perry 2d was not to be found, and was probably destroyed as useless. If these men performed the requisite service & come within the provisions of the Acts of Congress it seems to be no more than fair they should receive the [illegible] from the real time of their application. If necessary to their receiving their pension from April 2 1818 the Judge of Probate and myself will make oath to the foregoing statements 
Dated at Sandwich the 12th day of August A.D. 1820.
Russel Freeman
Any further communication may be made to the subscriber or to the Judge of Probate as the Honorable Secretary may deem more proper
Russel Freeman
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John Perry 2d
Schedule of Property
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SCHEDULE.
County of Barnstable ss. Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern District.
On this ninth day of August 1820, personally appeared, in open court, (a) being a court of record (b) for the said district, [circuit, county, or corporation, as the case may be,] John Perry 2d aged  sixty two years, resident in Sandwich in said district, [circuit, county, or corporation,] who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: (c) for the term of nine months in the Regiment of Henry Jackson of the Massachusetts Line & in the Marquis La Fayetts Division, in Colonel Ogdens regiment my original declaration is even date herewith.
And I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by 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 provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, 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. (d)
By occupation I am a mariner, by reason of a rupture and age, and other infirmities I am not able to pursue it. I have no estate real or personal, with the exception of half a dozen chairs, one chest Iron hollow ware; one table & some old crockery, the whole of the foregoing not worth more than twenty dollars. I have a wife Jane aged sixty one years always sick & under the doctors care.
John Perry 2d
Sworn to, and declared, on the ninth day of August, 1820.
before said Court
Abner Davis, Clerk.
I Abner Davis clerk of Barnstable County do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied 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 value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty dollars and no cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day of August 1820.
Abner Davis, Clerk of the Court for the County of Barnstable
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A.
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable County, }ss. Octr 6 1830
Be it known, that before me, Seth F Nye a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared John Perry 2d and made oath, in due form of law, that he is the identical John Perry 2d named in an Act of Congress passed on the twentieth day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty
that he is entitled to a pension of (*) eight dollars per month, on account of wounds and disabilities received, or of services rendered to the United States, during the revolutionary War; that he served in Lt Greens company of Mass. Line in Col. Jacksons regiment; that he now resides in Sandwich and has resided there for the space of seventy years past; and that, previous thereto, he resided in Sandwich
John Perry 2d
Sworn and subscribed this fifth day of October 1830
before me. Seth F. Nye Justice of the Peace
Note. The above deposition must be signed by the deponent.
*This blank must be filled with the amount to which the Pensioner is entitled, 
[finger pointing right] The oath may be administered by any officer properly qualified to take affidavits. The official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
I Abner Davis, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Barnstable hereby certify that Seth F. Nye Esq. who hath signed the foregoing Affidavits as Justice of the Peace, is a sworn Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable & full faith & credit is due to his acts as such; & that the above is his signature. In testimony whereof I have fixed the seal of the county this 4th day of Octr A.D. 1830.
Abner Davis, Clerk.
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33469
Revy INVALID.
File No. 33,469

John Perry 2d
Pri Rev War
Act : 18th March 1818
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 320
 [Arrangement of 1870.]

1915. Sept 1: history to Miss Clara M. Perry.
M. B. H.
1915, Nov 20. History to Miss Harriett P. Bennett.  M.B.H.
June 9 - Hist to Mrs Susie McGeorge
Her letter in cl. W. 22258
Nathaniel Smith MMHF
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months & served until that period had
expired - that he was discharged at West
Point in the State of N York & in an additional statement sworn to, says that he has lost his discharge. that he was engaged in sundry battles-

In a schedule accompanying said petition & duly sworn to as above this Petitioner states that he served in the Revolutionary war in the regiment of Henry Jackson of the Mass line & in the regiment of Col. Ogden, in the division
of the Marquis La Fayette - that he was a
resident citizen of the S. on the 18th of March 1818 - that he has not in any way disposed of his property either by sale or in trust with a view to bring himself within the benefit of the pension act of the U.S. that he has now no property exceeding in value twenty dollars
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Nathaniel Furman swears that he was
Superintendent of the soldiers enlisted
for the Continental army in the County of
Barnstable - that on the 8th day of July
1780, he sent Justice Ely Esq in Springfield
Mass a number of soldiers for the continental army which he had enlisted for nine months
one of whom was John Perry 3d, now John Perry 2d - that he always understood & has no doubt that said Perry served his time out & that the Petitioner now John Perry 2d is 
the same person whom he then enlisted
by the name of John Perry 3d -

William Nye swears that he was a soldier
of the revolution & is now a pensioner -
that John Perry 2d was with him in Col. Ogden's regiment, in the division of the Marquis La Fayette & in the same
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company & that according to the best of his
recollection he served nine months from
the period of his enlistment - that he was
not all the time with sd Provy but Perry
told him at the time he enlisted for me
months he has no doubt of the fact.
-
Thomas Nye swears that he was in
the continental service in the war of the
Revolution - that he was mustered in
the State of Matt: & sent to Springfield in
company & that according to the best of 
mi (sic) recollection he served nine months from the period of his enlistment - that he was
not all the time with said Perry but said Perry told him at the time he enlisted for nine months & he has no doubt of the fact.

Thomas Nye swears that he was in the continental service in the war of the 
revolution - that he was mustered in the State of Mass: & sent to Springfield in company with said Perry - these under the command of continental officers marched to West Point, where said Perry was put into the regiment under the command of Col. Ogden & marched into (illegible) Jersey - that he repeatedly saw him at different times & has no doubt that he has served the period required by the law of the U.S.