Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27416, George Groce, Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass

Groce, George
Gross or

NUMBER
W. 27416

Elizabeth

CONTENTS
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Massachusetts 327
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Elizabeth Groce

Essex Co in the State of Mass
served in the commanded by Captain Ms of the commanded by in the

Widow of George Groce 
private in the Revolution
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Subscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of -80-Dollars------------Cents per annum to commence on the 4 day of March 1831
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836-------- $440.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 May 57 ----40.00
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$480.00 
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7,1832
Recorded by (?) Woodson, Clerk
Book A  Vol. 1 Page 51
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sent let to Hon S. C. Phillips
Jay 1837
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This Certifies that George Gross of Mass. (?)
and Elizabeth Clark of Beverly, Essex County, of Massachusetts, were united in marriage February 22nd 1770, by Rev. John Chipman, Pastor of the Second Parish in Beverly as appears by the Church Records

Edwin Martin Stone,
Past of 2d bhh & Cong = in Beverly.

Beverly Nov. 17 1836
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Elizabeth Groce
widow of George -

on Rolls
17 Feb 77.  3 years
discharged 17 Feb 80
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original case
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Admd
2 years pri
80 (?)

Thos Stephens
Beverly
Mass.
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17 Feby 77 3 years _ 17 Feby 80

Declaration,

In order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts}
Essex County} SS. Beverly.

on this fourteenth day of November AD 1836, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Essex, said Court being a Court of Record, Elizabeth Groce a resident of Beverly aforesaid in the State and County aforesaid aged about 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 4th 1836. That she is the widow of George Groce who was a private in the army of the Revolution, that he enlisted for three years in Capt. Billy Porters Company of Infantry in Col. Francis Regiment of the Massachusetts Line, sometime in the Month of February AD. 1777._ We were married when he enlisted, and had one or two children, to the best of my recollection he served the whole three years, and an addition of term besides in the army but in what Company she does no remmember [sic].-

She further delcares that she was married to the said George Groce (then belonging to Marblehead in said County of Essex) at Beverly sometime in February in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy, but the Rev. Mr. Chipman of Parish Precinct so called, now known as Upper Beverly, that her husband the aforesaid George Groce, was lost at Sea, while on a Fishing voyage, in the season of One Thousand eight hundred & three, and that she has remained a widow ever since his death, as will appear by the reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Elizabeth her X mark Groce -

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written at the residence of the said Elizabeth Groce in said Beverly she being incapacitated by reason of old age and sickness (of which I had personal observation and knowledge) from attending in Open Court. _ Before _ me
David Cummins
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I Robert Rantoul of Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire on oath declare and say that I am acquainted with Elizabth Grace or Gross widow of George Gross who was commonly reputed and fully believed by me to have been a soldier in the war of the revolution - said Georg was known by me when living and was lost at sea about thirty years ago - The said Elizabeth is now living in said Beverly  and has not intermarried with any person since the decease of her said husband the said George Gross and is believed by me to have been supported for a considerable past of time since the decease of her said husband by her sons and that she now lives with of her sons

Rob Rantoul (signature)

Essex ss. November 23rd 1836 then the above named Robert Rantoul personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him signed

Before me 
Thos Stephens, Just Pain
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(?) Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I John Prince Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within & for the County of Essex certify that the Clerk of the Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts duly appointed and qualified to act, also that Thomas Stephens Esquire of Beverly is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Essex duly appointed & qualified to act, and that their respective signatures on the annexed papers are genuine   _

In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal of said Court at Salem this twenty third day of November A.D. 1836

John Prince Clerk (signature)
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I William Leech of Beverly in the County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts - 

On oath testify & say that I remembe4r that George Gross otherwise called George Groce of Bevery aforesaid was a soldier in the Revolutionary army was lost at sea some time about thirty years ago, and that I recollect of his being married by the Rev Wm. Chipman in the upper Parish (or north Parish) of Beverly in the month of February 1770 & that the said Elizabeth is now living at said Beverly & remains his widow, and has not since been married to my knowledge & belief
William Leech 

Essex ss. November 23, 1836 then the above named William Leech Esquire who is President of the Beverly Bank and now Eighty years of age personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him signed
Before me.
Thos. Stephens Just Peace
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Free
S C Phillips

Edwards Esq


Pension Office 

Perpendicular on document

Hon S C Phillips 

Mass Jan 9

March
no 680
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House of Representatives
January 1837

Sir,
I beg to inquire if you have received an application for a pension to the widow of George Gross of Beverly, Massachusetts, under the 3rd section of the Act of 4th July last, and if so what has been the decision upon it.

your respectfully 
L.C. Phillips
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Beverly Nov. 23 1836

To James L. Edwards Esq
Commission of Pension

Dear Sir

You have herewith a claim from the widow of George Gross, sometime spelled Grice, a soldier of the Revolutionary who claims under the 3rd Section of the Act of Congress of July 4, 1836.- You will please to communicat4 to me at Beverly what action may be had in relation to the same-

Very Respectfully
Yours
Thos. Stephens
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I Benjamine Woodberry of Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Seventy eight years of age, on solemn oath depose and say that I enlisted in Capt. Billy Porters Company, in Col. Ebenezer Francis' Regiment of the Mass. Line, on the 13th February A.D. 1777 for the term of three years, that George Groce of said Beverly enlisted in said company about the same time and Robert Twiss and Alexander Carrico, and Isibella Woodberry and Benjamin Corning, and Samuel Hodge all of said Beverly were soldiers in said company and Regiment, the five last named are now dead - we marched from Beverly on the fifteenth day of March next following our enlistment in 1777 and arrived at  Sheens Bourgh on Lake Champlain on the first of April next - the said George Groce3 being older than the rest of us was known as our company as "Uncle George." we meet together many times - the said George Gross served the whole term of his enlistment of three years, and at the expiration of our term of services all of us as above named came home together in company - I was well acquainted with said Groce, and know that we was lost on a fishing voyage from Beverly about the year eighteen hundred and three - our Colonel Francis was killed at Ticonderoga and I was in that battle, and had a man
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killed by my side - the said George Groce served faithfully the whole term of his service and was regularly discharged at West Point in seventeen hundred and eighty - and I know that said Groce was married some time previous to his entering the service - and that his widow is now living in said Beverly

Benjamin Woodberry
(signature)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Essex County ss. Berverly

Be it known that on the Fourteenth day of Novemb3er in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared the named Benjamin Woodbery and made sworn oath that the facts stated in his affidavit as above is just and true.

Before me
Thos Stephens, Just Peace.
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Revy
WIDOW, & C.

27.416
Elizabeth Groce
widow of 
George Groce
Priv Rev. War

Act June 7''32

Index: Vol A, Page 293

{Arrangement of 1870]