Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8509, for Jesse Pry, Maryland
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Md. Pry, Jesse R.8509
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W 37,506
Jesse Pry
MD
John Pitcher
May 7,47
8509
act 7 June 1832
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8509

Jesse Pry

REJECTED
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Indiana
Spencer County [illegible]

On this 12th day of April 1847 personally appeared in open court before the Circuit Court for said County of Spencer now sitting and being a court of record. Jesse Pry a resident citizen of the county aforesaid and state aforesaid age about eighty [illegible] 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 on June 7th 1832.

That in the month of March after surrender of Lord Cornwallis and this as [illegible] believes it to be on 1732 at Hagerstown Washington County State of Maryland he was drafted as a militia man to at first in guarding prisoners of war. That he was taken to Fort Frederick in said state of Maryland and where he continued in the service of our United States as a drafted militia man until such time in June following leaving service three months and eleven days. That he served in a company commanded by Capt. Husk in a regiment commanded by Col. S Collins at Fort Frederick who this is all [illegible] recollect. He lived at this time near the said Fort which said discharge has been destroyed by fire by burning of his house in which this declarant lived and that he has no written evidence, nor does he know of any living witness by whom he can prove his services.
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This declarant was in no battle or skirmish during his service. He does not recollect the names of any officers of his regular army nor names of any regiment nor does he think there were any troops in any considerable numbers except his regiment in which he served.

And he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state or territory.

Jesse Pry

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this day and year aforesaid.

John Crawford, Clerk

We [illegible] to Alfred Propers residing in the county of Spencer aforesaid and residing in the immediate surroundings of the said Jesse Pry do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jess Pry who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that he believes he is about eight years of age that he is [illegible] and believes in the [illegible] where he resides to has been a soldier of the Revolution and that he concurs in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed this day in the year aforesaid.

Thomas Matingly
Afred Proper

Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.

John Crawford, Clerk
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Interrogatories  [illegible] by this court

1st - Where and in what year was you born. 
Answer - I was born in Anne Arundel County in Maryland 14 miles from Washington on the 27th day of August in the year 1767
2nd - Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it.
Answer - I have record of my age and it is at home.
3rd - Where were you living when called into service. Where have you been living since the revolutionary war and where do you now live.
Answer - I was living about 12 miles from Hagerstown in Washington County in Maryland. I lived there until the year 1810 and then removed to the Green River in the state of Kentucky. I moved from Green River to Indiana in 1814 and have lived where I now reside ever since.
4th - How were you called into service. were you drafted. Did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute, for whom.
Answer - I was drafted into the service.
5th - State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served. State Continental and militia regiments as you can recall and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer - The Colonel's name under whom I serviced was Rollins and the regiment was called the 29th regiment. I do not know that there were any of the officers of the regular service there. I was stationed at Fort Frederick in Maryland during my term of service.
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6th - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was given and what has become of it.
Answer - I received a written discharge from Col. Rollins and the discharge was lost by the burning of my boarding house in Maryland.

and the said court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after [illegible] the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and after the examination of sundry credible witnesses that the above name applicant is a man of integrity and that he was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Matingly and Alfred Proper who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents of the county of Spencer aforesaid are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

John Crawford clerk of the Circuit Court for said county of Spencer do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of Jesse Pry for a pension.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court this 12th day of April 1847.

John Crawford - Clerk SCC
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No 37.506
Jesse Pry
Indiana
Act 7, June 1832

Rejected did not serve 6 mos.
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ENVELOPE

Date Stamp Apr 15

Secretary of War United States
Washington City 

Pension Office

37.506
Apr 22, 1891
Jesse Pry 1832
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Rockport, Spencer County
Indiana Apr 13, 1847

Dear Sir

Enclosed i send you the application of Jesse Pry for a pension. Please send answer to this lower addressed to the care of John H Smith Esq.

Yours Respectfully
John Pitcher

Hon Sec War
Pension Office