Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44170, Bezaleel Grandey, N.H.
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[Service]
N.H.

Grandey, Bezalell
or Grandy

[Number]
S44170
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18562
NY
---
Bezaleel Grandy
of Washington in the state of N York
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Bedel of the N Hampshire
line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of illegible
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 13 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of April
and unto honorable
RM Walworth H
Arrears to 4th of March 1822          373.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1822  48

                                                             $421.83
48
8
368
     4.80
      1.3
373.83
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Bazaleel Grandy
Affadavit
no 15
Suspended for the New Hampshire Rolls
Direct to the case of
Jno C Walker-Greenwich
Washington County
N. York

Illegible
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State of New York
Washington County for Bezaleel Grandy
being duly sworn deoseth and saith, that
he was a soldier of the Revolutionary  Army 
of the United States of America on the Continental
Establishment-that he enlisted as such
soldier on or about the fifteenth day of February
seventeen hundred and seventy six, at the
Town of Hinsdale, County of Cheshire and
States of New Hampshire, under Capt. Daniel
Carlisle in Col, Bedel's regiment, into the one
years service-the said regiment rendezvoused
at Charlestown No4 in said state Feb
ruary your [illegible] marches to Canada with
said regiment- went to Montreal then to
Quebec by order of Gen'l Worcester where he joined the
Army then under the command of Genl
Arnold, that he continued there about seven
weeks, when he returned by the way of St
John's with the army to Crown Point, when
Gen'l Gates took the command, marched to
Ticonderoga, where he continued to about
the middle of December of that year or first of
January, seventeen hundred and seventy 
seven, when and where he was discharged:
and your department further saith that altho
he cannot remember the precise days that
he entered and left the said service, yet
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he knows that he was in the same and at
the before mentioned places & so continued for
the period of between ten & eleven months-
that he was discharged by Capt. Osgood, who
then commanded the said regiment- and that 
the discharge aforesaid was a verbal, not written,
as was the case of a number of others-- And
your deponent further saith that he is now
sixty four years old, that he is in reduced
circumstance & that he is in need of support
from his country & that he now lives in
the Town of Easton County of Washington
and State of New York and your deponent
further saith from his reduced circumstances
he is in need of assistance from his country
for support. And that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services.
Bezaleel Grandey

State of New York
Washington County ss. Greenwich April 13th
AD. 1818. Then personally appeared before me
Bezaleel Grandy the signer of the above affidavit
and made oath, that the same was true. And
I hereby certify, that it does fully appear to
my satisfaction, that the said Bazaleel Grandy
did so serve as stated in his said affidavit
against the common enemy in the revolutionary
war, and that he is in my opinion
a proper subject for a Pension under the ""Law of
the United States providing for persons engaged
in the land and naval service of the
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same in the revolutionary war. And I now
transmit the proceedings and testimony taken 
here before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned 
act of congress-
Jonathan Sprague One of the
State of New York
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in & for the County of Washington
I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
the County of Washington
do certify that Jonathan Sprague
Esq. by whom the above certificate was made is and of the 
Judge of the said Court being under the authority of the said State
and that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the said Court the 23d day of April 1818
Shepherd Clerk
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Bezaleel Grandy's
Declaration for a
Pension-
on Roll 
of soldier

[following crossed out] (Direct to the care of W.G. Mather Greenwich-Washing)
-ton County N.Y.
the Certificate of the judge of the [? word] need of the assistance of his country for supports is wanting the testimony required to substantiate this claim is the witness of one disinterested witness [underlined] whose credibility the magistrate who so administers the [? word] will [? word] as to the official character of signature of the image a magistrate will be duly authenticated
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State of New York
Washington County  is Bezaleel Grandy being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the year 1775 Col Beadle of the New Hampshire Line commanded a regiment of militia and went to Canada that he was at the taking of St. John's that after that he returned to New Hampshire, received a commission from the Congress and orders to raise a regiment and that the said Col. Beadle did raise a regiment in 1776 in which your depossent enlisted and [? word] his bounty in Continental money -- That he well recollects at that time, of often making the distinction. That he belonged to the continental army [underlined] while many of his acquaintances, belonged to the militia [underlined]-
And that he always understood and believed and now fully believes that his service as stated in his declaration in order to obtain a Pension was in the continental army and >not militia--and that the affairs of said regiment were none of them militia -- He therefore is induced to believe that the Honorable the Secretary
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at War in rejecting his claim for a Pension is under some mistake as to his services in Col. Beadle's regiment in 1776; and your depossent verily believes that the Rolls of Col. Beadles regiment in 1775 were mis[illegible] I referred to , instead of the Rolls of said regiment in 1776--           Bezaleel Grandey

Washington County   On the 23rd day of November 1818 Before me Jonathan Sprague one of the Judges of the Count[cut off]
of Common please for said County parcenally Came the above named Bezaleel Grand and mad oath that the above and within affidavit to which he had subscribed his name was true
                    Jonathan Sprague
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District of New York ss
On this 24th day of February 1822 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Washington in said District (which proceed according to the course of the Common Law with a
Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of their procedings having the power of fine & Imprisonment & having a Gaol)
Bezaleel Grandy aged sixty eight years on the third day of April next who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make
the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts
of Congress of the 10th of March 1818 & the 1st of May 1820 that he the said
Bezaleel Grandy enlisted for one year on or about the 15th day of February
1776 in the State of New Hampshire in the Company commanded by
Captain Daniel Carlisle in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Bedel in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the Continental
Establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until December
following when he was verbally discharged from the said service in
Ticonderoga in the State of New York & that he was not in any Battles
during the said term of service & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service
And in persuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 8th day of March 1818 & 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 & Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debt due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed (Viz) an Annuity of
Fifty Dollars during the life of my wife. 3 pine Chests. 9 common Kitchen chairs. One Stove 2 Tables 1 Three pail (Thittle), 1 pot & small
(Thittle) 1 bake (Thittle) 1 Tea (Thittle) 1 Skillet One Old Worn set of Carpenters
& Joiners tools 1 old Frying pan 12 Earthern Cups & saucers 24 Earthern plates 3 earthern  Platters 1 pewter platter 2 Earthern Pitchers 1 black Tin Tea pot 1 Earthern Teapot 1 set of Knives & forks 2 Stone Jars 3 Earthern
Milk pails 1 Stone pitcher 6 common black tin Table Spoon. 6 old Silver Tea Spoons. 1 Barn shovel 1 hoe 1 Garden rake 1 (?) 1 Shovel & Tongs 1 paid Old Andiron 1 Looking Glass 2 Meat Barrels 1 Bible 1 Psalm Book 1 Small History Book 2 old spinning Wheels 1 old silver Watch 2 Decanters 2 tin pails 10 Tin Bake pans 1 Water pot
2 Earthern Sugar Bowls & Cream Pitcher 10 Earthern Bowls Tea Canister
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That he is by trade a Carpenter but from his age & inability has
not for years been able to work at his trade at ordinary wages has a wife
Hannah Grandy aged sixty seven years altogether unable to [illegible]
having entirely lost the use of one of his hands [underlined] & his Annuity is 
Insufficient for his her support owns no [illegible]
has nothing due to him & Owes Forty Dollars
Bezaleel Grandey
Sworn to Deefoured on the 26th day of
February 1822 before me.
Asa Fitch one of the Judges of the Court
of Common [illegible] in the County of
Washington in said District
I Matthew D Danverse Clerk of the Court of Common
[illegible] in the County of Washington [illegible] of New York.
do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath the schedule
[illegible] are truly copied from the record of the 
said Court & I further certify that it is the opinion of 
the said Court that the total amount in value of the 
property exhibited in the [illegible] (except the 
Annuity) is Eighty Dollars & Eleven Cents [illegible]
Testimony [illegible] I have [illegible] hands
& affixed the [illegible] of the said Court on this
M. D. Danvers
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44170
INVALID.
Rey
File No. 44.170
Bezaleel Grandy
[illegible]
Act: 18 march 18
Index:-Vol. 5, Page 205
Arrangement of 1870.
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Mr Asa Fitch's letter returned                          
to Mr Walworth                                                        
with information on [illegible]             
[illegible]                                                     
[illegible] April 27, 1822    

Bezaleel Grandy's 
Case.
never has been
inscribed on the 
Pension Roll  
Property, personal, $800, II. 
68 years of age - served one year.
He has an Annuity of
$50 during the life of his [underlined]
wife [underlined] - his is 67 yr old,
& unable to labor, having [underlined]
entirely lost the use of one [underlined]
hand [underlined] -
[illegible crossed out]    - see letter
27 April 1822 [underlined and crossed out]

Hon. R. H Walworth
House of R