Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,992, Hosea Gridley, Conn.
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SERVICE                                             NUMBER
Conn.               Gridley, Hosea        W 15,992
                           Burchard, Sabra
                      (Former widow)
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4353
New York
Connecticut Roll
to
New York
Hosea Gridley

Musician

Connecticut Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of November 1818 and sent to Jonathan Brace [illegible]
Hartford

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 5 M + 3/30   40.80
Semi-anl. All'ce ending 4th March 1819   48.__
__________
$88.80

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

6 years

Connecticut

Farmington - Hartford Co
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Transferred to New York
2nd February 1828 to take effect from & after the 4th September 1827 - and notification sent to Calvin Butler Esq Plymouth, Connecticut

See letter 21 July 1821 to Pn agt Albany N York

See letter to L. D. Carpenter
May 19, 1832 & alo pn. agt - do to the pen agt
July 5 1836

notification sent October 9, 1820
Frederick Wolcott Litchfield Conn.
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Transferred to New York
2nd February 1828 to take effect from & after the 4th September 1827 - and notification sent to Calvin Butler Esq Plymouth, Connecticut

See letter 21 July 1821 to Pn agt Albany N York

See letter to L. D. Carpenter
May 19, 1832 & alo pn. agt - do to the pen agt
July 5 1836

notification sent October 9, 1820
Frederick Wolcott Litchfield Conn.
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8630
New York

Sabra Burchard, who was widow of Hosea Gridley
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 26 Dec 1839 of Oneida Co. in the State of N, York who was a musician in the company commanded by Captain Champion of the regt commanded by Col. Butler in the Con line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 88 Dollars --Dents per annum, to commence on the 26th Dec 1839

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of August 1866 and sent to Archibald Gary, Clinton, Oneida Co, N. York

Total amount $[crossed out "440"]

{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 149
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Revpd
Let to Orren Gridley
May 2nd 1845

Letto A. C. Crary
April 18/50

1881 Nov 19, Wm Seward Gridley
Military & family history
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State of Cont
County of Hartford} ss.
Hosea Gridley of Farmington in said county being duly sworn doth depose & say that he served in the revolutionary war, on the continental establishment & in the Connecticut line for six years.
That he entered the service in the month of May 1777 to serve as a musician during the war & having faithfully served until the expiration thereof he received an honorable discharge at Fort Point in the month of June 1783. That he belonged to Capt Henry Champions company, afterward to Capt John H. Buells company & to Col Jeb Butler Regt of the Cont line.
He further deposes that he is a resident citizen of the U. States, has never had a pension, is in reduced circumstances & in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Hosea Gridley

Sworn to & subscribed this 2nd day of April 1878
Before me
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County of Hartford in the state of Connecticut
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Hosea Gridley

Hosea Gridley, musician
Butlers Connt reg
1777 to 1783

(found in Champions co)

Admitted
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
and County of Hartford, }SS Hartford
I JONATHAN BRACE, Judge of the County Court, within and for said County, the same being a Court of Record, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that Hosea Gridley who swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, served as a private in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, and on the Continental establishment, for at least the term of nine months, and is a resident citizen of the United States, in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support. His discharge he also swears is

And in addition to the proof contained in the foregoing affidavit, and in support thereof, I further certify that it is proved to me by the testimony under oath of ___________
who _____ credible witness, that the said __________ served in the revolutionary war, as aforesaid;
and from the like testimony of ______ that the said _____ is in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance form his country for support.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, and subscribed my name at Hartford aforesaid, this 2nd day of April A. D. 1818. Jonathan Brace Judge as aforesaid

April 2nd 1818
Sealed with the seal of said Court by direction of the Hon Jonathan Brace who is the presiding Judge of said Court.
Thomas Chester, Clerk
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[crossed out "Claim for the"]

4353
Hosea Gridley
by Daniel Smith
his conservator
March 1819

Sworn to and declared on the 4th day of July A. D. 1820 before I and Court.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
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District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, County Court.
On this 4 day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of RECORD for said county in said district, having the power to fine and imprison Daniel Smith of Plymouth in Litchfield and district of Connecticut, conservator of Hosea Gridley a resident in said county and certified that the said Hosea Gridley has no kin of property but is a complete town pauper & he is unable by reason of infirmity being a paralytic to take the oath prescribed by the act of Congress of 1st of May 1820 entitled an Act in addition to 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. His original declaration was dated the 2d day of April 1818 & his pension certificate is no 4353. Certified and signed this 4th day of July 1820.
Daniel Smith} conservator to Hosea Gridley

[crossed out "And I do solemnly ____ that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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 provision 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, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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."]
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The foregoing was declared & certified on the 4th day of July 1820 before the county court holden at Litchfield in and for the county of Litchfield and the said court and the said court having inquired by the testimony of witnesses do find that the said Hosea Gridley is incapable of taking an oath being a paralytic & also that the said Daniel Smith is conservator to the said Gridley.
Certified by
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
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Sworn to and declared on the 4th day of July A. D. 1820 before I and Court.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration and the certificate & schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the 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 nothing. [crossed out "dollars and cents"]
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 7th day of July 1820.

[crossed out "Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield"]

Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
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Farmington Dec the 9 1785
Neuman Gridley born December the 9 1785
Minerva Gridley born October the 22 1787 Died the 22 of February 1788
Sylvester Gridley born January the 28 1790
Minerva Gridley born January the 22 1792

Mr. Gridley's noting [illegible] be found in his personal papers on file in the Pension [cut off]
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Hosea Gridley's
Book Bought
December 22 1791
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9327
Declaration of Mrs. Sabra Burchard
widow of Hosea Gridley a pensioner under the act of Congress June 7th 1812 [?]

Forwarded by A. C. Crary of Clinton Oneida County N. Y.

9327
Sarah Burchard and Hozea Gridley
N. Y.
Act 7 July 38
m85 d 39
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State of New York
Oneida County Ss
Neuman Gridley of the Town of Marshall in said County, being sworn day that he resided in the Town of Plymouth, County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut about twenty two years, most of that time with his Father Hosea Gridley and Sabra Gridley his Mother and that he has now in his possession the Bible of the late Hosea Gridley wherein is the record of his Family in his hand writing as [illegible] Hosea Gridley's book bought December 22d seventeen hundred and ninety one. Farmington December ninth seventeen hundred and eighty five Neuman Gridley born December ninth seventeen hundred and eighty five. Minerva Gridley born October twenty second seventeen hundred eighty seven, died the twenty second of February seventeen hundred eight eight. Sylvester Gridley born January twenty eight seventeen hundred ninety. Minerva Gridley born January the twenty second seventeen hundred ninety two, and further says that his father Hosea Gridley has drawn a pension from the United States of Eight Dollars per month from the year eighteen hundred and eighteen up to the time of his decease in eighteen hundred and thirty nine. And this deponent further says that the annexed record of the original record of the birth of the children of the said Hosea & Sabra Gridley above named.
Neuman Gridley

Sworn & subscribed this 30th day of June 1843
before me
Pomroy Jones, Judge of Oneida Co Courts

State of New York
Oneida County Ss.
I, Pomroy Jones, the Judge of Common Pleas before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn by Neuman Gridley do hereby certify that he is known to me. & That said Gridley is a reputable person and his statement entitled to credit.
Clinton June 30 1843
Pomroy Jones Judge of Oneida Co Court
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State of New York
Oneida County Ss
On this thirtieth day of June eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before Pomroy Jones one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Oneida aforesaid, Sabra Burchard of the town of Marshall in & for county of Oneida, aged eighty 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 7 1838 and the 23d of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Hosea Gridley who resided in said town of Marshall and who was a private in Captain [illegible] company of Col Grosvenors Regt of the army of the Revolution.

She also declares that she was married to the said Hosea Gridley on the fifteenth day of June seventeen hundred and eighty five. That her said husband died on the twenty fourth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine. That she was not married to the said Gridley prior to his entering the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz; at the time above stated. She further declares that she was since married to Jonathan Burchard of Marshall aforesaid and that the said
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Jonathan Burchard died at Marshall aforesaid the seventh day of June in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine and that she is now a widow.
Sabra Burchard

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before us.
Pomroy Jones, Judge of Oneida Co Courts

State of New York
Oneida County Ss
I do hereby certify that Sabra Burchard who has subscribed and deposed to the foregoing declaration is from old age, and bodily infirmity, unable to attend either of the courts of record, of this county during term at their sitting and I do further certify that she appears to be of the age herein above named and to wit eighty years of age.
Marshall June 30 1843
Pomroy Jones Judge of Oneida County

State of New York
Clerk's Office - Oneida County, Ss.
I, P. Sheldon Root, Clerk of said County, do certify that Pomroy Jones Esq whose name is subscribed to the affidavits of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or affidavits a Judge in and for said County, dwelling in said county, and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signature to said certificate of proof or affidavits is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, this 5th day of July 1843.
P. Sheldon Root, Clerk
Priv L. Kittle Depu Clerk
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss Farmington 10th day of April A. D. 1843
The deposition of Almira Jones of the town of Farmington in the County of Hartford aforesaid aged seventy eight years, being duly sworn deposes and says that she is well acquainted with Sabra Burchard of the town of Marshall in the County of Oneida and State of New York, and has known the said Sabra from the infancy of this deponent; that the said Sabra was the daughter of the late Rezin Gridley of Farmington aforesaid, that on the fifteenth day of June seventeen hundred and eighty five the said Sabra at the town of Bristol in said county of Hartford was married to Hosea Gridley late of the town of Marshall in said county of Oneida, by the Rev. Samuel Newell of the town of Bristol in said county of Hartford, that the deponent was present at the said marriage of said Hosea Gridley to the said Sabra Gridley.
Almira Jones

State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss. Farmington 10th day of April A. D. 1843
Personally appeared Almira Jones and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by her subscribed before me.
Roderick Stanley Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss. Farmington 10th day of April AD 1843
I, Roderick Stanley, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Hartford before whom the above named Almira Jones was sworn and deposed to the foregoing deposition do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Almira Jones that she is a reputable person and that her statements are entitled to the fullest credit.
Roderick Stanley, Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Office of Secretary of State

April 11th AD 1843

I hereby certify that Roderick Stanley is and has been for six months last past, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county of Hartford as appears from records in this office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said State, and officially signed the same.
N. A. Phelps
Secretary of State
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss. Bristol April 22nd AD 1843
The deposition of Lott Newell of Bristol in said Hartford County being duly sworn, depose and says,
That he is a grandson of the Reverend Samuel Newell late of said Bristol deceased, and that the deponent has in his possession a book left by the said Samuel Newell, in which are recorded the votes of the church, baptisms, marriages, summarized by the said Samuel Newell &c but the deponent finds no marriages recorded in said book, later than the twenty fifth day of July, seventeen hundred and eighty four, and further that the said Samuel Newell continued the ordained minister over the church in said Bristol until the year seventeen hundred and eighty-nine.
Lott Newell

State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss. Bristol April 22nd AD 1843
Personally appeared Lott Newell and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition before me.
Roderick Stanley Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss. Bristol April 22nd AD 1843
I, Roderick Stanley, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Hartford, before whom the within named Lott Newell was sworn and deposed to the foregoing deposition, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Lott Newell that he is a reputable person and that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit.
Roderick Stanley Justice of Peace
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September 8, 1936
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BA-J/ady
Hosea Gridley, w. 15992
W. [illegible] Theodore Gridley

Dr. Norman G. Gridley
105 South Main Street
Horseheads, New York

Dear Sir:
Reference is made in your letter relative to Hosea Gridley and Theodore Gridley, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claims for pension, based upon their military service in that war.

Hosea Gridley, W. 15992
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Hosea Gridley are not shown.

Hosea Gridley enlisted, place not stated, in May 1777, served as private and musician in Captain Henry Champion's, Heath's, and John H. Buell's Companies, Colonels Wyllys', Durkees, Grosvenors and Zebulon Butler's Connecticut Regiments and was discharged at the close of the War in June 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. His age is not stated.

Soldier married June 15, 1785, in Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, Sabra, daughter of Rezin Gridley, of Farmington, Connecticut, from whom he was divorced on the third Tuesday of August, 1815, at Litchfield.

In December 1818 soldier was living in Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut. In 1828 he was residing in Kirkland, Oneida County, New York. In 1832 he was a resident of Marshall, Oneida County, New York. He died there December 24, 1839.

Sabra Gridley married December 11, 1835, Jonathan Burchard of Marshall, New York. He died June 7 or 10, 1839 in said Marshall

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In 1843 Sabra Burchard was living in Marshall, New York, and aged about eighty years.

The soldier, Hosea Gridley, and Sabra, had the following children:
Neuman Gridley born December 9, 1785
Minerva Gridley born October 23, 1787, died February 22, 1788.
Sylvester Gridley born January 28, 1790.
Minerva Gridley born January 22, 1792.

[margin note]
date of widows death not on A. B.

Said Neuman Gridley resided in Plymouth, Connecticut about twenty-two years and in 1843 was living in Marshall, New York.

In 1845 one Orrin Gridley was a resident of Clinton, New York, his age or relationship to soldier not stated.

**************

Theodore Gridley, W.5287

Theodore Gridley was born in Farmington, Middlesex County, Connecticut, in December 1758, day, and the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Farmington, Connecticut, Theodore Gridley enlisted May 6, 1775, served as private in Captain Noadiah Hooker's Company, Colonels Joseph Spencer's and Samuel Wyllys' Second Connecticut Regiment and discharged December 18, 1775.

He was one of the invited guests at the laying of the corner stone of Bunker Hill monument.

He died February 26, 1826, in Clinton, Oneida County, New York.

While a resident of Clinton, New York, soldier married April 16, 1818, in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, Miss Amy Ely of said Lyme. She was born July 11, 1777, in said Lyme, the names of her parents are not given.

Soldier's widow, Amy Gridley, was allowed pension on her application executed April 20, 1855, at which time she was a resident of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She was still living there in 1871.

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Amy Gridley had a married daughter living in 1863 her name, age, and place of residence not designated.

Hosea Gridley, a brother of soldier, was a musician in the Revolutionary War.

In 1855 one William Ely, aged fifty-one years was living in Chicago, Illinois, no relationship to the family stated.

In 1857 George S. Butler and Elisabeth E. Butler of Cook County, Illinois, their ages not stated, made affidavit in support of the claim, no relationship to the family stated.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

[margin note]
Date of widow's death not on A. B.
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[cut off but likely "revolutionary and"] 1812 Wars Section

January 24, 1924.

Mrs. Kathering B. Block
192 Oxford St.,
Hartford, Conn.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in pension claim W. 15992 it appears that Hosea Gridley enlisted in May 1777 and served as a musician in Captain Henry Champion, Heath, and John H. Buell's Companies, Colonels Wyllys, Durkee, Grosvenor and Zebulon Butler's Connecticut Regiments, until discharged in June 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1818, while living at Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, age not stated, and he died December 24, 1839, at Marshall, Oneida County, New York.

He married June 15, 1785, at Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, Sabra (daughter of Rezin Gridley of Farmington, Connecticut) from whom he was divorced in August 1815.

Their children were Neuman, born December 9, 1785, Minerva, born October 22, 1787 and died February 22, 1788, Sylvester born January 28, 1790, Minerva, born January 22, 1792,.

Sabra married December 11, 1825, Jonathan Burchard who died June 10, 1839, at Marshall, Oneida County, New York.
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The widow, Sabra, was allowed pension on account of the services of Hosea Gridley on her application executed June 30, 1843, while living at Marshall, Oneida County, New York, aged 80 years.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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[letterhead]
NORMAN G. GRIDLEY, M. D.
105 SOUTH MAIN STREET
HORSEHEADS, N. Y.

office hours 1-3 and 8-9
telephone H HS. 305

August 14, 1936

U. S. Veteran's Bureau
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen: 
I am writing to ask if you would kindly give me whatever information you have in the pension record of Hosea Gridley, a soldier of the American Revolution, who served with Connecticut Troops and later settled in New York State.
Also, would you kindly inform me, if the pension record of Theodore Gridley, a Connecticut soldier of the Revolutionary War, who later settled in Oneida County, NY gives the name of his father.
Thanking you for any information you can give me and assuring you that it will be very gratefully appreciated.

Very truly yours,
Norman G. Gridley

[stamped]
RECEIVED
AUG 15, 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM
READER #35
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[letterhead]
NORMAN G. GRIDLEY, M. D.
105 SOUTH MAIN STREET
HORSEHEADS, N. Y.

office hours 1-3 and 8-9
telephone H HS. 305

September 1, 1936

U. S. Veteran's Bureau
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen,
I am writing to ask if you can give me any information  concerning the Revolutionary War record and the parentage of Hosea Gridley, a Connecticut soldier of the American Revolution, whom I believe later settled in New York State.
Any information you can give me will be very gratefully appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Norman G. Gridley

[stamped]
RECEIVED
SEP 2 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV
READER 14
VETS ADM.
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May 26, 1894

Hon Wm Lochren,
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir: Will you please send me the official record of service of Hosea Gridley, of 1st Connecticut Line, Drummer, in war of the Revolution. He enlisted at Farmington, I think, under Col Wyllys. I am told he was wounded at Monmouth and was a pensioner, many years. He died at Marshall, Oneida Co. N. Y. He outlived his wife, I think.

I wish to trace the history so that I may join the "Sons of the Revolution".
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An early answer will greatly oblige.
Yours respectfully
H. G. Chase
264 Race St.
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Conn.
Hosea Gridley musician
in Revolution from Conn. granted pension under Act of March 18, 1818.

His name is not found in index.

Look up his record & send copy to Col. Wm Seward Gridley
Jackson, Michigan
15992 Sabra Burchard
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Rev

WIDOW, &C.

No. 15992
Sabra Burchard
widow of 
Hosea Gridley
Musician Rev War

Act July 7th 1838
Index: vol. A, Page 104
(arrangement of 1870)
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June 22/94 Mil Hist to H. G. Chase
264 Rock St. Cincinnati Ohio

1924 Jan 24 Hist to Mrs Katherine B. Block see James Coggeshall W. 18934

1936 Sept 8 Hist to Dr. Norman G. Gridley
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327
Sarah Burchard wid
of Hosea Gridley
NY

Let to S. Clary Sep 20 1843

Act 7 July 1838
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[stamped]
Free

James L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
City of Washington

[stamped]
UTICA
N.Y.
NOV 5
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City of Utica nov 4th 1850
Sir
I have been requested by Mr. Neuman Gridley, the son and only heir at law of Mrs. Burchard who was the widow of Mr. Hosea Gridley, to make an application for the amount due Mrs. Gridley at her decease.
Mr. Gridley states, that in 1831, I applied for a pension for his mother that she received a pension certificate, and drew one payment of her pension. That she subsequently applied for a payment of her pension and was requested by the agent, at Albany, for [illegible] provisions to forward her pension certificate, and that she did so, and was then told that she was not entitled to a pension. Mrs. Burchard was married to her first husband previous to 1794 and obtained a divorce from him, and subsequently married Mr Burchard, and Mr. Burchard, and claimed her pension as the widow of Hosea Gridley. The evidence of these facts being on file. I advised Mr. Gridley that no other evidence will be
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required than the proof of the death of the widow, and that he is the only heir at law of said Hosea Gridley and the widow of said Hosea Gridley, and that she was at the time of her decease the widow of said Hosea Gridley.
The divorce was on account of the intemperance of Hosea Gridley (as I am informed), not for adultery - if so, the second marriage was void and the divorce amounted only to a [illegible] and would not have been right of dower, or any other right similar to the right of dower, and she was at his decease widow Gridley.
The fact that Mrs Gridley was a widow during the time for which her son claims her pension, I advised him vested the property in the pension in the widow, that her decease it descended to him, in law as the heir of the widow, and in justice, as the son of a father made a drunkard in the army.
If I am correct in my opinion
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in this case will you Sir be so good as to inform me, and I will forward the evidence of the death of Mrs Burchard, of her son being the only heir at law, of Hosea Gridley and wife, or either of them, and of such other facts in this case as you Sir judge required.
I am Sir Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
Archd C Crary

James L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
City of Washington
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April 2, 1845
Clinton N. Y. [illegible]
Orrin Gridley
Sabra Burchard
declaration

Y25.see April 1/45.

Pension Office
March 3d 1843

No 8630 NY
Hon Secretary of War
Washington City

Requested
Was divorced from the person on info of whose service she draws. of course she was not his widow.
Note to agt.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7th 1838.

State of New York
Oneida County}ss.
On the 25th day of March 1845 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in & for said county of Oneida, Sabra Burchard, a resident of said Oneida County aged eighty-three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - that she is the widow of Jonathan Burchard, her last husband, and received a pension on account of her first husband Hosea Gridley who was a musician & served in
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and authorized to act as such, and that the signatures above written purporting to be those of the said Justice are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county & subscribed my name this 26th day of March 1845.
Delos Dewolf Clerk
for James Edgar Dep Clk
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Hon Secretary of War
Dr Sir:
Herewith you have the declaration of widow Sabra Burchard wishing to be replaced on the pension list. If there is any error or deficiency in the form of application, please let us known what it is and give the necessary instruction at the earliest convenience and much oblige.
Your humble servt
Orrin Gridley

Clinton Oneida County N.Y.
March 26th 1845
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Clinton Oneida County N. Y.
Jany 2nd 1844

Sir
Enclosed are the supplementary declaration and affidavits of Mrs. Burchard & her witnesses, in support of her claim to a pension.
I am Sir Respectfully
Your Obt Svt
Archd C Crary

James L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
City of Washington
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Sup Declaration
Sabra Burchard
widow of Hosea Gridley

Forward by Archd C Crary
Clinton Oneida Co N.York

10348
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Declaration
Declaration made by Sabra Burchard in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 and the 23 of August 1842.

State of New York
Oneida County}ss. On the 1st day of January 1844
Personally appeared before Pomeroy Jones Esq one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, Sabra Burchard aged eighty-two years a resident of the town of Marshall in said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and the 23d of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Hosea Gridley who was a musician in the army of the revolution and the identical Sabra Burchard whose declaration is now on file in the Pension Office of the United States. That said declaration was subscribed and sworn to before Pomeroy Jones Esq one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Oneida aforesaid. The said Sabra Gridley further declares that she was divorced from Hosea Gridley aforesaid in consequence of the misconduct of said Gridley on the third Tuesday of August 1815 at Litchfield. That the said Sabra was married to the said Jonathan Burchard named in the declaration on file as aforesaid the 11th December 1825. That said Burchard died at Marshall aforesaid the 10th day of June 1839. That said Gridley, the husband of this deponent, died at Marshall aforesaid the twenty fourth day of December 1839 and that the said Sabra Gridley is now a widow.
Sabra Burchard

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Pomeroy Jones Judge of Common Pleas
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State of New York
Oneida County}ss.
I Pomroy Jones the Judge of the Oneida Com Pleas before whom the within Declaration was made do hereby certify that the within named declarant Sabra Burchard is unable to attend any court of record in said county by reason of old age and bodily infirmity.
Dated January 1st 1844
Pomroy Jones Judge of Oneida Com Pleas
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State of New York
Oneida County Ss.
Levi Buckingham of the Town of Marshall in said county being sworn says that he is well acquainted with Sabra Burchard who subscribed the annexed declaration. That Hosea Gridley named in said declaration died at Marshall aforesaid the twenty fourth day of December eighteen hundred and thirty nine. That this deponent attended the funeral of said Hosea Gridley and saw his corpse. And this deponent further says that Jonathan Burchard named in the said declaration died the tenth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty nine at Marshall aforesaid. That this deponent attended the funeral of said Jonathan Burchard and that the statements contained in said declaration are true.
Levi Buckingham

Sworn & subscribed this 1st day of January 1844 before me.
Pomroy Jones Judge of Oneida Com Pleas
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State of New York
Oneida County Ss.
I Pomroy Jones the Judge of the Oneida County Common Pleas before whom the foregoing affidavits subscribed by Neuman Gridley and Levi Buckingham were subscribed and sworn, do hereby certify that the said Gridley and Buckingham are reputable persons and that their statements are worthy of the fullest credit. And I do further certify that the said deponents are well known to me.
Pomroy Jones Judge of Oneida Com Pleas

Clinton Oneida County
Jamy 1st 1844

State of New York
Oneida County Ss
I Delos Dewolf the Clerk of the County of Oneida aforesaid, do certify that Pomroy Jones, Esq who subscribed the foregoing declaration, and before whom the annexed affidavits were executed and deposed to is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county and duly authorized to administer oaths &c. That said court is a court of record by statute. And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and that his name subscribed to the foregoing declaration, affidavits and certificates are his signatures, and [cut off] hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5th day of Jany AD 1844.
Delos Dewolf Clerk
for James Edgar Depy Clerk
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9327
Sabra Burchard

N.Y.
Act 7th July 38

Ad
2 years musician

$88 per an
Husband died Dec 24th 1839

Archibald Crary Esq
Clinton
Oneida Co
N.Y.
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Clinton Oneida County N.Y.
July 3d 1843

Sir
Enclosed are the pension papers of Mrs Sabra Burchard of this county, her marriage is proved by the affidavit of a witness who was present at its solemnization but the record of marriages of the Parish to which she belonged, since the 25th of July 1784 is lost. There is a record of the births of her children kept in their family Bible, by her late husband Hosea Gridley. Her husband, Hosea Gridley, was a pensioner, under the act of Congress of March 1818. His pension was drawn in Albany and his pension certificate was returned to the Treasury Department in 1839.
I am Sir Respectfully
Your Obt Svt
Archd C Crary

James L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
City of Washington
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Hartford January 28th 1828
Sir,
I have herewith enclosed the application of Hosea Gridley, a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, for the transfer from the agency in Connecticut to the state of New York where he now resides.
Will you have the goodness to direct the Certificate of Transfer to the care of Calvin Butler Esq Plymouth, Connecticut.
Very Respectfully
I am Sir
Your Obedient Servant
Samuel H. Parsons

J. L. Edwards Esq
War Department
Washington
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Mechanics Banks
New York 27th June 1836

Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Hosea Gridley, a Private at $8 per month under the act of 18th March 1818 who it appears is under Guardianship.
These papers being informal when presented at this bank some time since, were returned to the Guardian for correction, and owing to the delay, their occasioned the power is now over ninety days date, the attorney begs the favor of you to waive this objection.
I am very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Jno Fleming Pres of Pen agt

James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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May 19 1832
Pension Office

Waterville N. Y.
May 14

Free

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary at War
Washington
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Waterville, Oneida County, N.Y.
May 14, 1833

Hon Lewis Cass, Secretary at War,
Sir, Agreeably to the instructions received from the Pension Office, relating to the proper matter of drawing the pension of Hosea Gridley who is incapable of conducting his own affairs, I enclose an authenticated certificate from which it well appears that Levi Buckingham has been duly appointed the committee of his person & estate.
I am respectfully
Your obt sevt
L. D. Carpenter
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State of New York
County of Oneida
On this 9th day of January 1828 before me the subscriber accompanying [illegible] affidavits for the said county of Oneida personally appeared Hosea Gridley who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the companies commanded by Captains Champion, Capt Heath, & Capt Buell, in the regiments commanded by Colonel Wyllys, Col Durkee, Col Grovner & Col Butler in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed. That he now resides in the State of New York in the county of Oneida & town of Kirkland [?] where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future and that his reasons for removing to the state of New York were that he might reside with his children & relations.
Hosea Gridley

Sworn & subscribed to before me, the day & year aforesaid.
Calvin Parker Commissioner

State of New York
County of Oneida Ss.
On this 9th day of January 1828 before me the subscriber a commissioner for taking affidavits for the said county of Oneida personally appeared Levi Buckingham of Kirkland in the county aforesaid who is known to me to be a person of credibility & veracity  and made oath that he is well acquainted with Hosea Gridley and well knows him to be the person described in the above affidavit.
Levi Buckingham

Sworn & subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid.
Calvin Parker, Commissioner
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State of New York
Oneida County Clerk's Office} ss.
I, John H. Ostrom, Clerk of the county of Oneida do hereby certify that Calvin Parker whose name is subscribed to the within certificate was on the date thereof a commissioner in and for said county commissioned & sworn and duly authorized by law to act as such. And further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said commissioner & verily believe that the signature Calvin Parker within subscribed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county & of the court of common pleas of said county this 11th day of January AD 1828.
fees 2p.
J. H. Ostrom Clerk
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State of New York
Clerks Office Oneida County Ss.
I George Brown Clerk of the County of Oneida do hereby certify to all to whom it may in any wise concern, that at a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the town of Whitestown in and for the county of Oneida on the second Monday of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two Levi Buckingham of Marshall in said County was by said court duly appointed the committee of the person and estate of Hosea Gridley of Marshall aforesaid, an habitual drunkard, according to the course and practice of said Court and the laws of said State, and that the said Levi Buckingham has filed in the office of the clerk of said court the bond required by law in such cases.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said county at the City of Utica, this ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Geo Brown Clerk
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State of Connecticut
County of Litchfield Court of Common Pleas
December [illegible] AD 1818
Before the memorial of app Mrs Warner & Oliver Todd, Selectmen of the town of Plymouth in Litchfield County, showing to the court that Hosea Gridley of said Plymouth has by age and sickness become impotent and wholly unable to support and provide for himself, but that he has estate with which he might be supported and praying that a conservator might be appointed to take of and [illegible] said Gridley for his support as per petition on file, dated the 16th day of December AD 1818. This court having inquired into the facts adjudged in said memorial do find them to be true and do thereupon appoint and empower Daniel Smith of said Plymouth a conservator to take care of and service said Hosea Gridley and his estate for his support, and to be accountable to the county court in and for the county of Litchfield for his management of said trust, when thereso ordered by said court.
By the court,
F. Wolcott, Clerk

State of Connecticut Ss. County of Litchfield Office of the Clerk of Common Pleas
July 7th AD 1820
The above is a true copy of record.
Witness my hand & the seal of said court the day above written.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk