Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8625, Joshua Gregory, New York
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New York   Gregory, Joshua      S.8625


carded
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14564
2823

New York
Joshua Gregory
Putnam in the State of N.York
was a Private inthe Company commanded
by Captain Robinson of the Regt Commanded
by Col Field in the N. York
for 4 mon & 8 days

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
at the rate of 24 dollars 44 centers,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of June
1833 - and sent to W. Todd Carmel

Arrears to the 4th of March  $48.88
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 83 12.22
$61.10

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by G.C. Weles Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4 page 37
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State of New York
Putnam County SS I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the court of common pleas in & for the said county also clerk of said county do hereby certify that the annexed papers contain the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joshua Gregory for a pension and on which this decision was founded - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 14th day of February AD 1833.
J Morehouse Clerk
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State of New York
County of Putnam ss On this seventh day of February in the year 1833 personally appeared before the court of common pleas of the said county of Putnam Joshua Gregory a resident of the town of Carmel in the said county of Putnam aged eighty years the 9th day of September last 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 June 7. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that July 1776 The declarant enlisted & went as a volunteer under Capt Ebenezer Robinson the Lieutenant was National Scribner & Isaac Townsend and went with the company to Peekskill in Westchester county at that time the country being alarmed on account of the British frigates coming up the river (to wit) the Roebuck, Phoenix & Rosen The declarant at this time served five days part of the time at Peekskill and part of the time on constitution island nearly opposite West Point, that he was there discharged but had no written discharge.
On the 8th of October 1776 the declarant enlisted for three months under Capt Nathaniel Scribner as a company of Rangers Joseph Field was lieutenant  the were musted in the town now SouthEast at one month  John Field was muster master, the service of the company was to detect torries & carry them to the committee of safety at Fishkill, the Declarant does not recollect of but one field officer that one was Major Melancton Smith This service was performed principally on the South part of Westchester (now Putnam County) untill the month of December 1776 then the company was ordered to pines bridge in Westchester County to which place he went with said company by the way of Peekskill, the company joined the battalion at Pine's bridge from Pines bridge went to north [illegible] & from there to Bedford in said Westchester county & was  then discharged on the 8th of January 1777 but had no written discharge - That in March 1777 the delcarent was called out as militiamen on account as the declarant understood upon an alarm on account of the British having landed at Peekskill The declarant went to Peekskill with Capt Nathaniel
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Scribner and after serving at this time near Peekskill five days the declarant was discharged but that he had no written discharge. In April 1777 declarant was called out on an alarm in Captain Nathaniel Scribner's company of militia the alarm was on account of the British landing & proceeding to Danbury at the time the British did burn Danbury the company went to Redfield in Connecticut before it came near the British forces & then followed thru on to near the sound where the British went aboard  The term of service at this [illegible] was as much as four days
In June 1777 the company of militiamen under Capt Scribner was called out with Col. Henry Ludington's regiment to Peekskill as the declarant understood because the British was expected up the Hudson river the declarant was there in service at least seven days - was discharged but had no written discharge
In July 1777 about the middle of July on account of another alarm was called out in said Capt Scribner's company in said Col. Ludington's regiment and went again to Peekskill the regiment when I was with them by about 4 miles from Peekskill village  The service that the declarant performed at this time was ten days.
In or about August 1777 the declarant enlisted in a company commanded by Capt Elijah Townsend for the term of three months that Col Henry Luddington commanded the regiment to which Capt Townsend's company was attached that he served part of his time on the lines in Westchester county untill the news came that Burgouyne was taken [illegible] after [illegible] the said regiment went to Fishkill the regiment stayed at Fishkill but a few days then it went back to Crompond in Westchester county by the red mills.  Staid near crompond till about the time of three months had elapsed The declarant & eight others, Jonathan Hopkins the sergeant took charge of some prisoners to convey them to Poukeepskie, with the directions that our times should be out for the [illegible] of said persons of aforesaid, on three month having fully expired & the regiment was discharged so that some got home of the regiment before the declarant
In June 1779 The British came up the Hudson river & landed at Van Pank's point in Westchester County & took the block house
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which caused an alarm  Capt Nathaniel Scribner's company with & in Col. Henry Ludington's regiment were called to Fishkill the declarant being in said company & from there marched down to Capt Haights in the Highland; thus were ordered to the shrub oaks in Westchester, The declarant was with the said regiment as a militia man all this time which was not less than the period of two weeks who was then dischraged with the regiment but no written discharge,

In March 1781 that Capt David Merrick's company of Militia in Col. Henry Ludington's regiment was called out to search the mountains in the neighborhood to search for the tory or british robbers who had robbed W. Jay (the father of John Jay afterwards Governor of New York) which W. Jay had had Plate [?] stolen by the robbers as aforesaid as was said at that time, the declarant & the regiment went through the mountains in search of the robbers for several days. The declarant then served three days in said company & regiment and as aforesaid that the declarant in all the preceding cases went as a volunteer in the militia. That he has no documentary evidence of his service & never had any that he was always regularly discharged but had no written discharge

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the roll of the agency of any state, He further declares on his oath aforesaid in answer to the interrogatories propounded by the court that he was born as he has been informed within what is now Carmel & has lived there always except about 6 months   the 9th day of September 1752. That he has no record of his age except what he made himself, That he has never lived more than three miles from where he no lives at no time of his life. That he went always as a volunteer, that he served in the militia that Melancton Smith who was a major was the highest officer that the declarant recollects & knows of no other officers higher only those stated in preceding declaration, That he never received written discharge  That the persons in his neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & belief of his services are Reuben Lang, William Drew, & [illegible] John  Warren 

[signed] Joshua Gregory 

Sworn to & subscribed in open court the 7th day of February 1833 Morehouse Clerk of court
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Putnam County ss  Reuben Ganory of the town of Carmel in the county of Putnam being sworn , doth depose and say that he was a soldier of the army of the revolution, that he the deponent during the revolutionary war served with Joshua Gregory (but not in the same company) The said, Joshua being the same person who has made the foregoing declaration to obtain the benefit of a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832. At the foregoing described times that the said declaration I did serve with the said Joshua Gregory as therein stated, that is to say The first five days, the first three months, the four days, the seven days, the ten days, the two weeks then three days, this deponent understood the services were performed as stated in the declaration by the declarant, beside the times which actually come to his knowledge that the deponent has lived before the revolutionary war, and ever since within a few miles of the said Joshua Gregory that the deponent believes him the said Gregory to be eighty years of age & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution that this deponent knows it to be the case & of course concur in that opinion

[signed]  Reuben his X mark Ganory

Sworn to be subscribed in open court February 7th 1833.
J Morehouse Clerk of said court
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Putnam County ss William Drew of the town of Carmel in the county of Putnam being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was a soldier in the army of the revolution that in or about August 1777 he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt Elijah Townsend as a sergeant for th eterm of three months that Col Henry Ludington commanded the regiment to which Capt Townsends company was attached   that he faithfully served said term of three months part of the time on the lines in Westchester County & part of the time in going to Fishkill staying there a few days then back to Crompond in said Westchester county, that this deponent knew Joshua Gregory who has made the preceding declaration & has known him more than fifty six years that the said Joshua Gregory also enlisted into the said company of Vis said Elijah Townsend and served in the same period of three months   This deponent has always lived within a few miles of the said Gregory ever since the Revolutionary War.  The said Joshua Gregory now lives in Carmel & knows him to be the same person who has made the foregoing declaration that the deponent believes him the said Gregory to be eighty years of age & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides & had been a soldier of the revolution & that this deponent knows it to be the case - & therefore fully concurs in that opinion 

[signed]  William Drew

Sworn to and subscribed in open court February 7th 1833  J Morehouse Clerk of Said Court
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I John Warren, a clergyman residing in the town of Patterson in the county of Putnam aforesaid hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joshua Gregory who has subscribed & sworn the the above declaration that I believe him to be eighty years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion

[signed] John Warren]

Sworn to and subscribed in open court February 7th 1833. Morehouse Clerk of said court

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the afore named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Warren who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Patterson in Putnam County and that Reuben Ganory  William Drew who have preceding certificates hereto attached are residents of the town of Carmel in said county are all credible persons and that his statements are entitled to credit

Harry Garison on of the Judges
Bennet Boyd Judge
Samuel Washburn Judge



Joshua Gregorys Pension Papers  228
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No 22822
Joshua Gregory
Putnam County
New York

Admitted 7m 8 days Private


Walker Sadd
Carmel
Putnam County
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,


To:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (thus: })  You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

[form - 9 columns]
A Statement, showing the service of Joshua Gregory Putnam County N.Y.

Period when the service was rendered/Duration of the claimant's service. years, months, days / Rank of the claimant. / Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom they served. / Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. / Battles in which the applicant was engaged. / Country through which he marched. / Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period / Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

Vol July 1776  /5 days / Private / Col Fields Major Smith, Col Ludinton Capt Beron / 80 years Putnam County N. York  / One Living witness & traditional evidence

Oct 8th 76 / 3 months

March 77 / 5 days

April / 4 days

June / 7 days

July / 10 days

August / 3 months

June 79 / 14 days

March 1781 / 3 days


I am respectfully, your obedient servant, 
J.L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.

/ 7 months 8 days
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[Regulations under the act of June 7, 1832.]
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[Regulations under the act of June 7, 1832.]
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November 28, 1928

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MCS
Joshua Gregory
S.8625

Miss Marie L. Beyerle
125 N. 4th Street
Reading
Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Joshua Gregory of Carmel, New York, who received a pension for service in the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.8625, based on the military service of Joshua Gregory.

He was born September 9, 1752, in Carmel, Putnam County, New York. The names of his parents are not shown.

He enlisted and served at various times during the years 1776, 1777, 1779 and 1781, amounting in all to seven months and eighteen days, ans a private in the New York Troops in Captains Ebenezer Robinson's, Nathaniel Scribner's, Elijah Townsend's and David Merricks' s companies, Colonel Henry Luddington's Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 7, 1833, while a at which time he lined in Carmel, New York, where he had always lived with the exception of about six months. T 

There are no data relative to the family of this soldier.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person to whom paid, and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address
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The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

Joshua Gregory, Certificate 14564, issued June 1, 1833, rate $24.44, per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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November 16, 1934

XXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/MCS
Joshua Gregory, S.8625

Mr. Lester H. Woolsey
712 Jackson Place
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the names of the parents of the Revolutionary War soldier, Joshua Gregory, S.8625, who received Pension Certificate 14564.

A careful examination has been made of the pension claim of Joshua Gregory, S.8625, and it is regretted that the papers on file in this claim do not show the names of the soldier's parents.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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April 6, 1932

BA-J/NCS
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Joshua Gregory
S. 8625

Mrs. M.M. Burrell
307 Wet 14th Street
New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of February 26th, requesting information in regard to Joshua Gregory, a soldier of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 8625, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Joshua Gregory.

He was born September 9, 1752, in Carmel, Putnam County, New York.

He enlisted and served at various times during the years 1776, 1777, 1779 and 1781, amounting in all to seven months and eighteen days, ans a private in the New York Troops in Captains Ebenezer Robinson's, Nathaniel Scribner's, Elijah Townsend's and David Merricks' s companies, Colonel Henry Luddington's Regiment.

He applied for pension February 7, 1833, while a resident of Carmel, Nw York, where he had always lived (with exception). The claim was allowed at the rate of $24.44 per annum.

There are no data relative to the family of this soldier.

No charge is made for furnishing this information.

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS:MLB

October 27, 1930

Mr. Ralph A. Gregory
Third National Bank and Trust Company
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S8625, that Joshua Gregory was born September 9, 1752 in Carmel, Putnam County, New York.

He enlisted and served at various times during the years 1776, 1777, 1779 and 1781, amounting in all to seven months and eighteen days, ans a private in the New York Troops in Captains Ebenezer Robinson's, Nathaniel Scribner's, Elijah Townsend's and David Merricks' s companies, Colonel Henry Luddington's Regiment.

He applied for pension February 7, 1833, while a resident of Carmel, Nw York, where he had always lived. The claim was allowed at the rate of $24.44 per annum.

There are no data relative to the family of this soldier.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person to whom paid, and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington D.C., citing the following data:- Joshua Gregory, Certificate No. 14564, issued June 1, 1833, at the rate of $24.44 per annum to commence March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency. 

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MME/eel

March 29, 1929

Dr. N.S. Gregory
708 Medical Arts Building
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sir: 

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8625, it appears that Joshua Gregory was born, September 9, 1752, in Carmel, Putnam County, New York.
He enlisted and served at various times during the years 1776, 1777, 1779 and 1781, amounting in all to seven months and eighteen days, ans a private in the New York Troops in Captains Ebenezer Robinson's, Nathaniel Scribner's, Elijah Townsend's and David Merricks' s companies, Colonel Henry Luddington's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 7, 1833, while a resident of Carmel, New York, where he had always lived.
There are no data concerning his family.
The above noted Joshua Gregory is the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of tis bureau.

Respectfully,

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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125 N 4 St.
Reading Penn Nov 22, 38

To the Bureau of Records
Revolution Pension Records.

Some time ago I requested some information from the Pension application, of Joshua Gregory, of Carmel, N.Y. who received a pension for service in the Revolution. Pension was paid from June 1833 to March 1840. I especially wanted to know whether he has given any family data.
Years ago when I was a clerk in the Bureau of Pensions we had repeated requests for similar information and it was given.
Thanking you for an early reply.
Very truly yours
Maria L Beyerle (miss)
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12SN4d
Reading Penn Nov 1 1938

[stamp] Received Nov 2 1938

To Superintendent in Charge
Rev. War, Records
Washington DC

Dear Sir:

According to some information I have just received Joshua Gregory born and raised in Carmel NY served in the Revolution as a private in Col. Ludingtons regiment and was pensioned for such service from June 1, 1833 to March 27, 1840.
If this is correct will you please give me the name of his wife, if mentioned on his pension application. his children, his service and any family matter mentioned
Thanking you for any help and information you can give me - I am
Very truly yours
Marie L Beyerle
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Law Offices
Lester H. Woolsey
712 Jackson Place 
Washington, D.C.

[Successor Lansing & Woolsey]  November 14, 1934

Veterans Administration
Navy Building, Rm. 1851
Washington, D.C. 

Attention:  Revolutionary War Section

Gentlemen:

I desire to ascertain the names of the father and mother of Joshua Gregory. From his Revolutionary War service or pension record, which records I understand are now in your possession. To assist you in obtaining this information, the following will no doubt be useful:
Mr. Joshua Gregory was born at Carmel, New York, September 6, 1752 and lived there throughout his life. He enlisted and served -- at various times in the years 1776, 1777, 1779 and 1781 -- a total of 7 months and 10 days as a private in the companies of Captains Ebenezer Robinson, Nathanial Scribner, Elizah Townsend and David Merrick, in the 3d Regiment of Dutchess County Militia, under Colonel Henry Ludington.  Mr. Gregory applied for a pension on February 7, 1833, and received $24.44 annually (Pension claim No. S.8625, Certificate No. 14564).
Thanking you in advance for your assistance in this matter,
Yours very truly L H Woolsey
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307 West 14th St., New York, 26 Feb.,22

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly inform me as to the cost of obtaining a copy of the pension statement of
Joshua Gregory. Putnam Co., N.Y. Militia.
$24.44    4 Mar. 1871 June, 1833

listed in the roll of Putnam County Revolutionary soldiers in Senate Docs. first session, 25th Congress

Immediately on receipt of your reply, I will remit.

Very truly,
(Mrs. M.H. Russell

[round stamp]  Received Feb 27 1932  [illegible] Pension Files [illegible]
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[typed letter on bank letterhead]

THIRD NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1872
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

October 23, 1930

Pension Bureau,
Washington,
D.C.

Gentlemen:

In working on a genealogy I have come upon a record of Joshua Gregory who is alleged to have served in the Revolutionary War as Private in Lane's Company and Hopkin's Regiment, and Scribner's Company, Luddington's Regiment.

Joshua was from the Putnam County, N.Y. region. Vol. S, Fol. 218, of the N.Y. Controller's records, has a transfer of pay for services by Joshua from him to Ernest Crosby in 1784. Folios 235 and 284 show that Thomas Gregory got some of Joshua's pay in 1786, perhaps merely collecting in Albany for him.

Can you give me any additional information from your records as to the amount of pension received, beneficiaries, (if any) mentioned- birth, death, residence or residences, length of time of service, where his service was performed, rank, if any, and any other data you may have.

Thanking you, I am

Very Truly Yours,
R.A. Gregory

RAG:AJL

[round stamp]  US Pension Office  Oct 24 1930
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[typed letter]

M.S. Gregory. M. D.
NEURO PSYCHIATRY
708 MEDICAL ARTS BLDG.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

March 23, 1929

Department of the Interior,
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:-

In re: Joshua Gregory

I am asking you if you will kindly give me the pension record of one, Joshua Gregory, who found in the American Revolutionary War from the State of New York? Do you find that there is more than one?   [handwritten note] only one

Any information which you may give me upon this soldier or these soldiers will be greatfully received.

Yours very truly,

M.S. Gregory
Dr. M.S. Gregory,
(Capt. M.C. World War)

MSG:E

2 Encl.

[round stamp]  US Pension Office Mar 25 1929
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[column 1]
1929, Mar 29. Hist to
for, M.S. Gregory, M.E.E.
1930 Oct. N. List to Mr Palph
A. Gregory  MCS
1932 Apr a list to Mrs M.H.
Burrell MCS
1934 Nov 16 Mr. Lester St. Woolsy
inc names of soldiers parents
not on file MCS
1938 Nov 28 hist to Miss
Maria L. Beyerle MCS

[Column 2]

Revol
8625
INVALID.

File No. 8625
Joshua Gregory
Pri Ref War

Act:  June 7th 32
Index: Vol. [illegible] Page 157

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