Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4298, Samuel Gregory, New York
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  New York   Gregory Samuel  NUMBER R.4298

CONTENTS
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Joseph R. Bowman County Clear Oakland County Michigan 

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Samuel Gregory
Michigan 
Act 7 June 32
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State of Michigan
County of Oakland ss On this tenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forth four personally appeared in open court, before the circuit court for the county of Oakland, now sitting, Samuel Gregory of the town of Milford, in said county state, aged eighty four years and eight months, 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - that he volunteered into the service in the company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Scribner, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Luddington  or Luddinton in the month of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy six. the day of the month the applicant does not remember - it was soon after the British took the city of New York, after the evacuation of Boston, Applicant was then sixteen years of age and resided in Frederickstown County of Dunlop, state of New York. and enlisted in the said place of Frederickstown, in a regiment belonging to the state of New York. - that he continued in the said service until after peace was proclaimed in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, under the same officers, - does not recollect same officers, does not recollect the Brigade officers, commanding in his vicinity- applicant was discharged at the said place of Frederickstown did not have a written discharge. And the applicant, further deposes that [illegible]
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engaged in several skirmishes with the marauding parties of the British, while making their foraging incursions - but was never in a regular engagement, - that the skirmishes were in the south part of Dutchess county, and Westchester county, in the state of New York, applicant does not recollect the names of any of the companies or regiments with which he was in company, except the one to which he belonged throughtout the war.
And this applicant further states that he knew General Israel Putnam, - and also Brig Genl Parsons of the Connecticut militia, and Cols. Meigs and Willis of Parson's Brigade - that at the time of the Battle of Saratoga he was with his company of Militia, in the south part of Dutchess county state of New York, for assisting in protecting that section of county from being ravaged by the predatory parties of the British, then in possession of the city of New York-that to the best of this deponents recollection, Fort Montgomery, situated about five miles below West Point in the state of New York was taken by the British a short time previous to the battle of Saratoga - said fort, according to applicants best recollection, was commanded by George Clinton who was subsequently Governor the of the State of New York. Gen James Clinton his brother, was wounded in the engagement, applicant has seen James clinton.  At the time of taking fort Montgomery applicant was about eighteen mile distant.
And this applicant further states that he was from on the eighth day of April one thousand seven hundred and sixty, at Fredericks
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in county of Dutchess, State of New York, but has no record of his age, that of the time of entering the service, he lived in the said - place of Frederickstown - and since that time has lived in the following places = that in the third year after the war he removed to the town of Colchester in the county of Delaware state of New York, where lived [illegible] years - thence he removed to the town of Goram in the county of Ontario, State of New York, where he lived till 1840 when he removed to the town of Highland, County of Oakland, state of Michigan where he lived till the month of May 1844 - when he removed to the township of Commerce in said county - where he lived about four months, when he removed to the village of Milford in said county, where he now reside, in the neighborhood in which [illegible] has acquainted with the reverend Thomas Baker, who has known him about twenty years, also with the reverend Joseph Atwood who has known him about  -- years, with Daniel M. Lockwood, mayor N Lockwood, Regina Lockwood, Martin Lockwood, Jeraan Elijah Dunham, Dean and Daniel Dunham, all of whom have known him for eighteen or twenty two years and can testify to his character for truth and veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He also state that he now knows of no person by whom he can prove the fact of the services rendered, except Cyprian Parsons, a resident of Genesee county Michigan, a revolutionary soldier
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and pensioner, and who was in the same company with him and through indigenous applicants on my part, and old age and decrepitude on his part and old age and he's unable to procure his attendance in court.

And the said applicant also hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He also states that he was not employed in any civil office whatever, during the term he was a soldier in the revolutionary war
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.

And this applicant further deposes that in his pension matters he has been in good circumstances until about one year next last part that then on account of placing too much confidence in an acquaintance of his he lost nearly all of the property he had accumulated to support him in his old age and that in consequence of that misfortune he is [illegible] on the charity of his friends.

[signed] Samuel his X mark Gregory

Sworn & subscribed in open court this 10th day of December 1844

Joseph R Bowman Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Oakland Michigan
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We Daniel Dunham and Squire W Rowe residing in the town of Highland county of Oakland and State of Michigan do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Gregory who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be eighty four years and eight months of age; that he is reputed and known in the neighborhood where he is resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, and that he has been of exceptional character.  And we further note that the applicant until within a few years has had sufficient property to maintain him in his old age, but recent misfortunes have deprived him of it and thrown him upon the charity of his friends. 

[signed]  S W Rowe

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 10th day of December 1844.
Joseph R. Bowman the Circuit Court of the County of Oakland.

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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Baker who has signed an accompanying certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Highland, County of Oakland aforesaid, and that Squire W. Rowe, and Daniel Dunham who have signed the same are residents of the same place, credible persons and that their statement s are entitled to credit.

[illegible] Gibb
Presiding Judge by Cir court Oakland Co
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I Joseph R Bowman, Clerk of the circuit court for the county of Putnam do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the [illegible] proceedings of the said court in the matter of the applications of Samuel Gregory for a pension.

[illegible] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty four

Joseph R. Bowman
Clerk of the circuit court for the county of Oakland Mic
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State of Michigan
County of Oakland ss I Thomas Baker, a clergyman residing in the township of Highland, county of Oakland, state of Michigan, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Gregory an applicant for the benefit of the Act of Congress passed on June 7th 1832, that I believe him to be eight four years and eight months of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighorhood- where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion, and I further certify that while I was pastor  of he Baptist Church in the town of Panion Monroe County state of New York about nineteen years ago. the said Samuel Gregory was one of the deacons of the church, and in every respect he bore an unexceptionable character, and still continues to bear the same. And I further the state that the ill health of my family, and the distance to the place of holding the county court, render it impracticable for me to attend at the said place of sitting  Thomas Baker

Sworn and subscribed before me this seventh day of December 1844 at Milford

CC Foote Justice of the Peace, 
I Charles C. Foote a Justice of the Peace of the county aforesaid, do certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Thomas Baker, that he is a clergyman of the Baptist Church, and resided in the town of Highland, county of Oakland state of Michigan, and that his statement are entitled to full credibility  Dated at Milford this 7th day of December 1844

CC Foote
Justice of the Peace
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State of Michigan
County of Oakland ss

I Joseph R Bowman Clerk of the County of Oakland aforesaid do hereby certify that Charles C Foot Esq was on the 7th day of December AD 1844 a Justice of the Peace within the said county duly [illegilbe] sworn & authorized by the act as such and I further certify that his signatures within subscribed and his own proper handwriting very well acquainted with his signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Pontiac this tenth day of December AD 1844

Joseph R  Bowman  County Clerk Oakland County Michigan
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September 27, 1937

Samuel Gregory
R. 4298
BA-J/AWF


Mrs. Leo C. Sheehan
131 Chestnut Street
Battle Creek, Michigan

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Samuel Gregory of Dutchess County, New York, soldier of the War of th Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 4298 based upon the service of Samuel Gregory in the Revolutionary War.

Samuel Gregory was born April 8, 1760 in Frederickstown, Dutchess County, New York, names of parents not stated.

He applied for pension December 10, 1844, while a resident of Milford, Oakland County, Michigan, and alleged that while a resident of Frederickstown, New York, he volunteered in May, 1776 and served at various times as a private in Captains Nathanial Scribner's and Daniel Waterbury's companies, Colonels Henry Ludington's and Field's New York Regiments, was in several skirmishes and served until 1783.

His claim was not allowed as he did not establish proof of six months service as required by the pension law.

After the Revolution he lived in Colchester, Deaware County, New York about nineteen
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 years, then moved to Gorham, Ontario County, New York remained until 1812, thence to Palmer, New York lived there until 1840, thence to Highland, Oakland County, Michigan, and in May, 1844 moved to Commerce Township, Michigan, and in about four months moved to Milford, Oakland County, Michigan.

There are no data in this claim relative to the family of Samuel Gregory, and the date and place of his death are not known.

Very truly yours


A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Samuel Gregory

The Petition of Samuel Gregory of Mich. a Revolutionary soldier for a Pension

Refind to the committee of Revolutionary Pensions

J.B. Hunt
January 20, 1846 Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions,

January 27,1848 Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions

Feb 8, 1848  Adv 1380

January 23 1850 Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions

Mr. Bingham
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To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled

The undersigned respectfully represents that he is a citizen of the United States of America, that he is of the age of eighty five and six months, that he was born in the county of Dutchess and state of New York and that he now resides in the township of Commerce, county of Oakland and state of Michigan

And your memorialist further shows that he enlisted in the company of Capt Nathaniel Scribner in the regiment commanded by Col Luddington (said regiment being formed to resist British aggression) in the month of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, said company being then stationed at Frederickstown, in the said county of Dutchess  Your memorialist was then about sixteen years of age, that during the time he was connected with said regiment he was engaged in frequent skirmishes with the marauding parties of the British and tories, who made frequent incursions into that part of the country.

It is impossible for your memorialist to recollect all the various service he performed during the war. but as near as he can recollect in the year 1779. He was called several times into the service of the state of New York. that in the months of June and July of that year, he was stationed at Frederickstown, in the county of Dutchess that
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at one time, while so stationed he accompanied the company commanded by Scribner into the north part of the county of West Chester for the purpose of repelling a party of tories and refugees who were ravaging that section of country. That during said excursion an action took place, in Tesentown (West Chester county about 18 miles east of the Hudson river, in which Capt Scribner was wounded, by a ball's shot from the enemy, entered the wrist of the left arm (While in the act of firing and passing out at the elbow. Applicant does not remember the day of the month when this action took place, but thinks it was about the middle of summer in the year 1779. After the engagement the company returned to Frederickstown.  Your memorialist further states that sometime in the month of October or November 1779. The precise time he does not recollect. he was drafted into the company commanded by Capt Scribner and placed under the command of Capt Daniel Waterbury who commanded a company in Luddington's regiment. While in Waterbury's company your memorialist was marched to Fishkill on the Hudson River, where the company was inspected, and placed in the regiment as this memorialist believes, commanded by Col. Field. They crossed the Hudson river at New Burg. and marched to Orange county to the junction of the Navisink and Delaware rivers where this memorialist was stationed in the garrison at that place, with the company commanded by Waterbury in the said Field regiment for the space of one month, to guard the adjacent country from the incursions of the Indians, Then they returned to Frederickstown, and  this
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memorialist re-entered Capt. Scribners company.
Your memorialist further state that frequency, at other times during the war of the revolution he was engaged in skirmishes with the parties of British, but cannot at this time, recollect the dates and circumstances. He continued in Capt Scribner's company until the close of the war and has never received any pension, or any remuneration for his services.
Your memorialist further state that he applied in the winter of 1844 & 1845. thorough the pension office for a pension from the government of the United States. Owing to the difficult of this memorialists obtaining the requisite record proof from the Comptrollers office of the State of New York his application was rejected. t the time of performing the services referred to he was actually no mercenary motives but enlisted and fought for his country. during the revolutionary was with the same alacrity and spirit that actuated the entire army. To obtain independence for his country and political freedom for himself, was his object, Trusting in the sacredness of his cause, in a single heartedness and patriotism of his fellow soldiers. in the strength of their arms, and the protection of a just God, he fought on unwaveringly until victory crowned the almost superhuman effort of the small band of American worthies, battling when their all was at stake. The thoughts of a pension did not then enter his breast. He had a strong constitution, and did not need his country's boon. For fifty years he was possessed of a sufficiency to supply him with the requisites of life. Old age however , misfortunes came upon him. Bereft of his property by those who ought to have been his friend
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at the advanced age of eighty years, he was obliged to subsist a portion of his time upon the charity of his friends, and ofttime, to seek a refuge among strangers. Until accumulated misfortunes had bowed down your memorialist did he once think to look to that government he was in part instrumental in building, for assistance. Then the officers under whom he has served, had gone to the graves of his fellow soldiers, with whom he had fought had, with one exception, long since paid the debt of nations.
Upon writing to Albany N.Y. the record required by the pension office was not to be obtained. In this emergency, but one resource is left - to apply to your Honorable body for an Act to be passed granting him a pension on the same terms that it is granted to others in the Act of June 7th 1832.
His services from the year 1776 until the disbanded of the army in 1783, during the whole of the revolutionary war justly entitle him to this boon from a grateful and prosperous country. As he cannot under the circumstances of his case obtain any assistance from the pension office, and a full section of the period of service performed by your memorialist has not been reported to the comptrollers office of the state of New York, he ought not to be deprived of the bounty of the general government. Gone, his regiment was not in the service of the congress of the United States, or directly in that of the state of New York, but was a regiment raised in Dutchess county for the protection of the immediate section of country- the regiment in which your memorialist was enlisted was called into the service of the state upon the occasion of any of those emergencies.   So [illegible] in the then unprotected and defenceless state of the country. Of these services, no returns was probably ever made.
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In consideration of his services, on account of the peculiar difficulty in which he is placed, and the meritorious nature of his claim, your memorialist appeals to your honorable body, by every motive of patriotism. Justice and gratitude, to grant him a pension on the same terms as the heretofor granted by the munificence of our government.
For other evidence relative to him claim your memorialist would refer to his application, and the paper relating thereto on file in the Pension office. No 35,921

[signed]  Samuel his X mark Gregory

State of Michigan
County of Oakland  SS On this fifth day of December AD 1845 personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for said county the above named Samuel Gregory known to me and being duly sworn deposed and said that the matter and facts set forth in the foregoing memorial or statement are true
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5th day of December 1835

[signed] Samuel his X mark Gregory

Alonzo Sibley Justice of the Peace
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State of Michigan
County of Oakland  I Joseph R Bowman Clerk of the County of Oakland

Aforesaid do hereby certify that Alonza Sibley Seq was on the day of the date of the [illegible] affidavit a justice of the peace of Oakalnd county duly elected [illegible] the same that his term of office commences on the 4thh day of July 1845 and expires on the 3rd day of July 1849. and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting that his signature [illegible] subscribed is genuine.

Given under my hand that of officer at Pontiac this tenth day of December AD 1845.
Joseph R Bowman Clerk
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned,"the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, viz:

4th July 1779 / Samuel Gregory  / priv / L3-18-4
24th Nov /   /  1-11-8


 STATE OF NEW- YORK.
Comptroller's office, Albany 18th Jany 1846

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 9 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, vis:

First - under Capt. Nath' Scribner in Col Henry Ludingtons

Second under Capt Danl Waterbur in Col  "


[singed] Phili
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No 36.921
Samuel Gregory
Mich
Oct 7 June 32


4298
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Amended Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress June 7th 1832.

State of Michigan
County of Oakland ss

On this sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty five, personally appeared before undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, of Milford, county and state aforesaid, Samuel Gregory, of the same place, who being duly sworn doth deposeth and says, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear as to the precise length of all his terms of service, but according to the best of his recollection, during the time he was a soldier in the war of the revolution, he performed the following specific service. That he entered the service of the United States, as set forth in the preceding declaration, under the officers, as therein mentioned, that several times during the year 1779. he was called, as he verily believes, into the service of the State of New York, by competent authority, that in the months of June and July 1779. He was stationed at Frederickstown county of Dutchess, state of New York, that their business was to guard the surrounding country, from the predatory incursions of the British tories and refugees, that while he was so stationed, they made frequent excursions after the parties of the enemy, who were prowling around them committing depredations upon the farm houses of the farmers friendly to the cause of the United States, that at one time he accompanied the company commanded by Scribner, into the North part of Westchester county, to recovered property stolen by a party of wandering tories and refugees from an island above New York, that while making said excursions, a skirmish took place, between Scribner company which this applicant was then accompanying, and a party of the tories and refugee's, that in the engagement Capt. Scribner was wounded by a ball from the enemy entering the wrist of his left hand (while in the act of firing) and passing the whole length of his arm, to his elbow, that the
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party of the tories escaped; this engagement was in Steventown, Westchester county, about eighteen miles east of Hudson's river. Capt Scribners party after, the engagement, returned to their station at Frederickstown. Applicant does not recollect the precise time when this engagement took place, but thinks it was about the middle of the summer of 1779. And this applicant further says, that in his former declaration he stated that he was in Capt. Scribner's company, in Ludington's regiment during the whole war, but upon subsequent reflection, he finds that he was mistaken in one or two particulars, owing to his loss of memory and the time that has elapsed since the period of service. This applicant enlisted in Scribner's company, Ludington's regiment as stated in his previous declaration, and served in the same with the exception of the time herein after stated during the whole war. That their company was, during the whole of the war stationed the greater part of the time at Frederickstown and that the same was so actively engaged for most of the time, in protecting the surrounding country, it is impossible for this applicant to define the precise period for which their company was called into service by the state authorities. But according to the best of his recollections in the months of June and July 1779, he served as a private two months.
And this applicant further says, that sometime in the month of October or November 1779, the day this deponent cannot remember, he was drafted from the company commanded by Capt. Scribner, and  placed under the command of Capt Daniel Waterbury who commanded a company in Ludington's regiment - Waterbury's company at that time being stationed at Frederickstown thence this deponent was marched with Waterbury's company to Fishkill on the east side of the Hudson River, where his company was inspected and placed in the regiment, as this deponent believes, commanded by Col Field, there they crossed the Hudson river at New Bridge, and marched through Orange County to the junction of the Navesink and Delaware rivers, where this applicant was stationed with his company commanded by Waterbury
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in the said, Field's regiment for the space of one month, in the garrison at that place, their object was to guard the country against the incursions of the indians, thence they returned to Frederickstown, and this applicant entered Capt Scribner's company - this applicant thinks it was in the month of November 1779, that he was stationed at the junction of the Navesink and Delaware rivers.
And this applicant further states, that he recollects of no other time he was not drafted at any other time during the war, that he was continually ready to accompany Scribner's company in defending the adjacent country, and recovering property stolen from the citizens by the British tories.
And this deponent further says, that during all the time he was in the service in the war of the revolution he served as a private

[signed] Samuel his X Mark Gregory

Aug C Baldwin Witness to mark

Chas C Foote
Justice of the Peace.

State of Michigan
County of Oakland ss I Charges C. Foote a justice of the peace of said county, do hereby certify, that I am acquainted with the above named Samuel Gregory, that he is reputed in this neighborhood to be a soldier of the revolution, and that full credence is due to his foregoing statement.  Chas H. Foote

Statement of Michigan
Oakland County Clerks office ss I certify that Clark E Foote was at the time of affixing his signature to the foregoing jurist, an acting justice of the peace of said county, authorized by law to administer oaths, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. In testimony whereafter I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Midtown.  This 30th day of December 1849  John F Raynor. Clerk
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March 1, 1934
XXXXXXXXXX
Samuel Gregory-R.4298
BA-J/AWF


Mr. R.A. Bury
1540 Broadway
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Samuel Gregory, a soldier of the War of the Revolution from New York who later moved to Michigan.

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R.4298, based upon the revolutionary War service of Samuel Gregory.

He was born April 8, 1760 in Frederickstown, Dutchess County, New York, names of parents not stated.

He applied for pension December 10, 1844, while a resident of Milford, Oakland County, Michigan, and alleged that while a resident of Frederickstown, New York, he volunteered in May, 1776 and served at various times as a private in Captains Nathanial Scribner's and Daniel Waterbury's companies, Colonels Henry Ludington's and Field's New York Regiments, was in several skirmishes and served until 1783.

The claim was not allowed as he did not establish proof of six months service as required by the pension law.

After the Revolution he lived in Colchester, Deaware County, New York about nineteen years, then to Gorham, Ontario County, New York until 1812, then to Palmer, New York lived there until 1840, Highland, Oakland County, Michi-.
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gan, and in May, 1844 moved to Commerce Township, Michigan and in about four months moved to Milford, Oakland County, Michigan.

There are no data in this claim relative to the family of Samuel Gregory. The date and place of death of this soldier are not given in the claim, and this office is unable to assist you in obtaining said information.

Very truly yours


A.D.Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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February 12, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB

Mr. Francis F. Gregory
16545 Indiana Avenue
Detroit, Michigan

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4298, that Samuel Gregory was born April 8, 1760 in Frederickstown, Dutchess County, New York.

He applied for pension December 10, 1844, while a resident of Milford, Oakland County, Michigan, and alleged that while a resident of Frederickstown, New York, he volunteered in May, 1776 and served at various times as a private in Captains Nathanial Scribner's and Daniel Waterbury's companies, Colonels Henry Ludington's and Field's New York Regiments, was in several skirmishes and served until 1783.

The claim was not allowed as he did not establish proof of six months service as required by the pension law.

He stated that after the Revolution he lived in Colchester, Deaware County, New York, Gorham, Ontario County, New York, Palmer, New York, Highland, Michigan, Commerce Township, Michigan and then in Milford, Michigan.

There are no data as to his family.

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commi
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Mrs. Leo C. Sheehan
131 Chestnut Street
Battle Creek, Michigan

Aug 10, 1930

Mr A.D. Hiller
Vererans Administration
Washington, D.C.


Dear Sir: -

May I please have the pension record of Samuel Gregory (Revolutionary War Soldier) in 1790 he lived in Middleton Ulster County, N.Y and in 1833 was in Monroe Co. NY (probably in Parma) He served in Dutchess Co militia, 7th Reg. I would like any family data possible.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy.

Sincerely,

(Mrs Leo) Therese Sheehen

Only one pensioned in New York (also [illegible] where she lives
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NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES
WEST OF BUFFALO

[LETTERHEAD CROSSED OUT]

1540 Broadway, Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb 13 1934.

[stamp] Received Feb 15, 1934

Pension Bureau,
War Department,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Samuel Gregory was born April 8, 1760 and at the time of the Revolutionary War lived in Putnam County, N.Y. He served in the army though in what branch I am unable to say, nor have I any information as to his enlistment etc.
In 1840 he moved to Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan and sometime between 1840 and 1844 applied for a pension which was given him. I think he died in 1844 at what is ow known as Milford, Oakland County, Mich. If you locate anything about Samuel Gregory in your records, will thank you for such information as you can give me as to his service record, date of his death and where buried I am anxious not only to locate his grave and ascertain if it is properly marked, but also with to locate any of his decendants who mayb e living, and I will thank you for any information you can give me

Yours truly,

R.A. Bury
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CAMPBELL-EWALD COMPANY Advertising [letterhead]

January 20, 1931.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir: -

I am compiling a genealogical record of my family, and I am anxious to identify the Samuel Gregory (or Gregorey) who served with Captain Hezekiah Mead, Ludington's regiment, New York Militia for Dutchess County, in the Revolutionary War.

And it occurred to me that if this man ever received, or even applied for, a pension, he may have given one or more names of beneficiaries, which would help me to hook him up with the rest of the family.

If I even knew the date or place of his birth, the place of enlistment, or any other such data, it would afford material help.

Will you please let me know if you have any records on this man, and if so, give me the gist of them?

Thank you very much.

Yours very truly,

Francis F. Gregory,
16545 Indiana Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan.

[stamp]  US Pension Office Jan 21 1931
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[stamp] REJECTED

11298

P.O. Samuel Gregory

Service: [date blank]
Enlisted:[date blank]
Discharged:[date blank]
Application Filed:[date blank]

Alleges:  The printed list of 1852 shows reason for suspicions

Re-Enlisted: "Not six months service established."

Attorney:

P.O.
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N 35921
Samuel Gregory
Mich

G.F. Lewis Jany 28
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No 35921

Act 7th June 1832

Samuel Gregory
Michigan

[remainder crossed out]
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Hon K.S. Bingham

Sept 3 of 80
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Pension Office
30 Sept 1850

Sir

I have the honor to inform you, in reply to the inquiry contained in Mr. Lewis' letter, which is herewith [illegible] the case of Samue Gregory in [illegible] the same conditions as or the date of my last report to you, on the 25 Feb of last. A copy of my letter of that date can be furnished you, if you [illegible]

Hon K S Bingham  H of Reps
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Hon K S Bingham
Feb 23/50
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Pension Office 
February 23 1850

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the papers in the case of Samuel Gregory with claim from the files of the House of Representatives and handwritten by you to thy office has been record,
It appears from the [illegible] of the Committee on Revolutionary pensions that they concurred in opinion with that Department as to the mints of this claim.
The ad [illegible] lately [illegible] does not remove the objectives to its admission. The [illegible] of New York should it be a matter as proof show a service of more than two months [illegible] it can be clearly shown that Gregory served as much as 6 months we have no [illegible] to grant him a pension

Hon R. S. Bingham
House of Reps
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Pension Office
January 19 1850

I have the honor to inform you that the supplemental declaration of Samuel Gregory an application for a pension under the Act of 7 June 1832 to [illegible] with the certificate of the comptroler of New York presented as evidence in support of his claim, have been received and placed on our files.

Before we can act upon this case understandingly, the original papers which were endorse to Hon J.B. Hunt in 30 March 1841, should be returned to this office.

To authorize us to grant a pension under the Act of 7 June 1832 in any case the applicant must show that he served not less than 6 mo. The pay certificates issued to Samuel Gregory as exhibited in the Certificate of the comptroller of New York, issued do not cover a period of 2 months should that certificate be admitted oas evidence  it would not be sufficient to
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Entitle Gregory to a Pension 

[illegible] letter is herewith returned

Hon M S Bingham
House of Reps
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Pension Office
Mar 30. 1846

Sir

I hereunto return the memorial of Mr. Samuel Gregory, accompanied by the original papers filed in Cty office in support of his claim  He has not complied with the requisition of my letter of the 25th December 1844 to a copy of which is also enclosed.
Be pleased to acknowledge the receipt of the papers.

Hon. J.B.Hunt HR


2 papers
35921, Michn
32 supd
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A.C. Baldwin
April 3 1845
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Pension Office 
April 2nd 45

Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 7th [illegibe] respecting Saml Gregory's claim under the Act of June 7th 32 I have only to state that the the best attainable required proof of actual service. This claimt responsible for the delay that has occurred in assisting his claim whilst that means of establishing it ever becoming less every day and the claimant may not therefore plead any said consequences arising from that delay. The regulations of the Dept should be emplied with and the evidence of rolls at Albany furnished of the actual service of the claimant.

Aug C Baldwin Esq
Milford Michigan

25921
Act June 7 32
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A. C. Baldwin
Feb 11' 45
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Pension Office
February 11, 1845

Sir

In reply to your letter of the 23d Nov[?] I have to inform you that as Samuel Gregory's declaration was made before the court and amended declaration he may make may be executed before a Justice of the Peace, the official character of the Justice being certified by the clerk of the court, or Secretary of State. Mr. Gregory should in his supplemental declaration give the period, grade and length of each term of service, with the names of the company and field officer under whom the service was performed and establish the same by record or documentary evidence if attainable the certificate of the completion of New York, sharing what evidence the record in his possession [illegible] of the service of claimant; and also that of the Secretary of their State.

A. C. Baldwin Esq
Milford Michigan
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Hon J.B. Hunt
Jany 10. 45
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Pen off
Jany 11  45

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the deposition of Cyprian Parish in the case of Saml Gregory in unavailing as evidence since it tisfies his own declaratio in which no allow in whatever is made to the service in which he aparts now he was engaged with claimant

Hon. J.B. Hunt H.R
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Hon James B. Hunt
Dec 23d 1866
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Pen Off
Dec 23d 44

 Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the claim of Aml Gregory apparently [illegible] for the first time has been examined and his papers filed, He alleges that he served from 76 to fall of 1783 under Capt Scribner Col Luddington. There were militia officers of Dutchess Co N.Y. and like all militia were occasionally called into service - He is required by the rules to specify each term of service however short in the following particular period - length - grade- and names of officers - station & adduce the certificate of the Compy of NY in proof of each --
Unless he can furnish the above specification of proof if mil be unnecessary to prep his claim

Enter on 

Hon. Jas B Hunt H.R.
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Cleveland   May 23rd 1854

Hon L P Waldo
Comm of Pensions

Sir
On the 25 July 1850 I filed an application and other papers aditional to a former application as
Samuel Gregory
for the purpose of procuring a pension for Revolutionary service for him
Will you advise me in what companies and regiments his declaration alleges service and also what further testimony is required to authorize the granting of a pension

Very Respectfully
G. F Servis
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Pension Office, 
January 19th 1850.

Sir:

I have the honor to inform you that, the supplemental declaration of Samuel Gregory, an applicant for a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832, together with the certificate of the Comptroller of New York, presented as evidence in support of his claim, has been received and placed on our files.

Before we can act upon this case understandingly, the original papers which were enclosed to Hon J.B. Hunt on 30th March 1846, should be returned to this office.

To authorize us to grant a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832, in any case, the applicant must show that he served not less than six months. The pay certificates issued to Samuel Gregory as exhibited by the certificate of the Comptroller of New York would not cover a period of two months, Should that certificate be admitted as evidence in this case, it would not be sufficient to entitle Gregory to a pension.  Alv Servis' letter is herewith returned.

I have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully
your obt svt
J.L. Edwards

Hon. K. S. Bingham,
House of Representatives
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This evidence of C. Parish shows him in the services under Capt Scribner  Col Ludington about 2 years.
The comptroller of N.Y. shows a payment 4 July 1779. of L18.4 officers as stated.
Above Nov service year and Capt Waterbury 1-11-8  The payments are short of this of this [illegible] onto to prove him 6 months in the service
This can not be done away by the recollective of an excessive affidavits of a man over 80
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(Copy)

Pension Office
Dec 23rd 1844

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the claim of Saml Gregory apparently updated for the first time, has been examined and his papers filed.

He alleges that he served from 1776 to fall of 1783. under Capt. Scribner, Col Ludington. They were militia officers of Dutchess county, New York, and like all militia were occasionally called into service. He is required by the rules to specify each term of service, however short, in the following particular period, length, grade, names of officers, stations, and adduce the certificate of the comptroller of N.Y. in proof of each.

Unless he can furnish the above specification as proof it will be unnecessary to press his claim.

I have the honor to be,
very respectfully, sir
your obt servt
(signed) J.L. Edwards.

Hon. James B. Hunt.
House of Reps
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Washington January 2. 1845.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comsr. of Pensions.

Dr Sir,

I enclose you a further affidavit in the case of Samuel Gregory, really me last [illegible] - I have not heard from Mich. since I forwarded your reply to the papers now on file in your office. Whether the affidavit will remove any of the objections I am unable to state -

Respectfully
yours 

Jas B. Hunt
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Pensions Office
March 30, 1845

Sir,

I herewith returns the memorial of Mr. Samuel Gregory, accompanied by the original papers filed in this office in support of his claim. He has not complied with the requisitions of my letter to you of the 23rd December, 1844, a copy of which is also enclosed.
Be pleased to acknowledge the receipt of the papers.

I have the hone to be,
Very Respectfully Sir, 
You Obt Svt
J.L. Edwards

Hon. J.B. Hunt,
House of Reps
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Milford Mich March 7th 1845

Sir

In your letter to Hon. James B. Hunt of the 23rd of December you stated that Col Ludington and Capt Scribner, were militia officers, of Dutchess County New York, and that they wee occasionally called into service. I have examined the rules of the pension office transmitted by you and the Act of June 7th 1832. and can find nothing in within, as to the manner of proving the fact of the militia's being called into service. Samuel Gregory enlisted in Ludington's regiment at the commencement of the war. He was frequently engaged in skirmishes with the marauding parties of the British. he assisted in protecting the section of county included in Dutchess and Westchester counties from the ravages of the British. at one time he was stationed at the Delaware river for one month - the remainder of the time he was stationed at Frederickstown, Dutchess county. There are records in the Comptrollers office, Albany, N.Y. of about two months services, performed b yhim during the Revolutionary War, he can prove the fact of his serving as stated in his serving by a living witness, a co soldier with him for two years, in the Dutchess county militia.

The old man was a volunteer with the exception of one month of the time when he was drafted and placed under the command of Capt Waterbury.

By the Act of June 7th 1832. it appears that volunteers, and
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militia who served six months are entitled to a pension - Gregory served as a volunteer six years, at this late period, it is almost impossible to establish the fact of his service by second or [illegible] evidence   He had no intention of applying for his pension until brought to the verge of destitution, and now after the lapse of more than sixty years when nearly all of his comrades have gone to the tomb, the old man is required to perform almost an impossibility to obtain a [illegible] from his government. I wish you would state whether the volunteer companies, like those of Ludington's regiment, are entitled to the benefit of the pension act - also what evidence is necessary to prove this being called into service also what is competent authority. Gregory's is a meritorious case and if there is any favorable prospect for him,, I do not wish to abandon him - If the testimony of one witness is sufficient, with the second of the two months, I think he will be able to obtain his pension.
  An immediate reply will relieve Mr. Gregory from a great deal of anxiety and save him considerable trouble.
  I have inflicted a long letter upon you for the purpose of avoiding the labor of drawing a supplementary declaration and then having the claim rejected.

I am very respectfully yours
Ang C. Baldwin

Hon. J.L.Edwards
Com of Pensions
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Pontiac May 3rd 1849

Hon J.L.Edwards
Com of Pensions

Dear sir: A claim for a widow's pension has been left with us and if the law of the case is in our favor we will forward the requisite statement  The facts of the case are as follows  A pensioner under the Act of May 15th 1828, died Nov 21st 1828, leaving a widow and a son  She did not make any application for a pension and died Aug 3d 1839.  The question is can this son now obtain any arrearages of pension. That might be due the widow at this time of she wen living. or at the time of her death. The previous name was Phineas Austin. and he was a revolutionary soldier

A claim of Samuel Gregory a revolutionary soldier was several years since presented to your office. but for some reason the matter has not been terminated. His case we are most confidentially assured is a very meritorious and as he is now an old person and destitute of friends. We wish if possible to obtain his just [illegible] from his country to support him in his old age - We think all the proof that would be necessary to substantiate a
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claim in a court of justices can be addressed in his behalf His case is 35.921 in your office of it he not absolutely hopeless. We wish you to inform us and you will greatly oblige us of the earlier success of our common country and

Your obedient servants
Stevens & Baldwin
Pontiac Mich
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Milforce Jan 25th 1845

Dear Sir

There has been transmitted to your office the application of Samuel Gregory a pension also the affidavit of Cyprian Parish. At the time of Gregory's making the affidavit he cannot recollect the precise time of his performing the services - since that time, by recalling incidents of the revolution he can recollect some particular services not contained in his declaration.  As you stated that his declaration was insufficient and that the aff. of Parish tendered to satisfy Gregory's declaration, & I would respectfully inquire if it be necessary that he make an entire new declaration, if a supplemental one be sufficient - and also whether he must again go before the court. He is very poor, his memory is much impaired, and it is some 20 miles to the place where the court is held and no opens till April. Would a supplemental affidavit made before a Justice with the requisite certificate & the certificate of the Cert of the State of New York be sufficient  His names on the record in the Comp's office of the State of New York. A fact this day ascertain
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In early reply to this is earnestly solicited. The old man is at the mercy of the world deprived of his property through fraud, and now in his declining days, has nothing to look to for support but his country.

I remain
Very respectfully yours
Angs C. Baldwin
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Samuel Gregory
A Private of the 
Revolution
1st Application
sent to Pension
Office in 1844


Hon K.S. Bingham HR
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An Act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:

4th July 1779.
24th Nov D

Sam'l Gregory Priv   
3/18/4
1/11/8
5/10

STATE OF NEW YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Jany 13th 1843

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 9. now remaining in this office, and that, the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, vis:

First-under Capt. Nath'l Scribner in Col. Hen'y Ludington Regt.
Second under capt. Dan'l Waterbury

[signed] Philip Phelps
Dep Comp
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State of Michigan
County of Genesee ss Personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace of said county, Cyprian Parish, who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is of the age of Seventy Eight years, that during the revolutionary war he resided in the county of Dutchess, State of New York, and that he is a soldier from the revolution, and a pensioner of the United States.

And this deponent further says, that he is well acquainted with Samuel Gregory, an applicant for the benefit of the Act of June 7th, 1832 - that he has known said Gregory since his/deponents earliest childhood, and that the said Gregory resided at the commencement of the revolutionary war at Frederickstown in the said county of Dutchess

And this deponent further says, that said Samuel Gregory was during the revolutionary War a soldier in the said war, in the company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Scribner, in Col Henry Ludingtons regiment with this deponent, who was associated with him about two years, [illegible] about the years one thousand seven hundred and eighty and eighty one that their company was most of the time in the counties of Dutchess and Westchester.

And this deponent further says that while he was associated in said company commanded by the said Nathaniel Scribner, with the said Gregory, they were frequently engaged together in skirmishes with the marauding parties of the British then stationed in the city of New York - that these skirmishes were in the counties of Dutchess and Westchester.

And that deponent further says that the said
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Samuel Gregory, has sustained a good character and this deponent not only believes, but knows that he was a soldier of the revolution
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 21st day of December
1844  William Blades
Justice of Peace

[signed] Cyprian Parrish

The undersigned justice of the peace aforesaid certifies that the said Cyprian Parrish sustains a good reputation and that his statements are entitled to credit.
Dated at Grand Blane this
21st day of December 1844

[signed] William Blades Justice of the peace

State of Michigan
County of Genesee  ss.  I Thomas R. Cumings clerk of the said court of said county,, certify that William Blades was at the date of the foregoing certificate as acting Justice of the Peace of said county, authorized by law to administer oaths and take depositions and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting - and believe the signature to said certificate is genuine, and that his official acts are entitled to full credit

In witness whereof & have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court for the County of Genesee this 23rd day of December 1844

Tho R. Cumings
County Clerk
Genesee Co
Michigan
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Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Samuel Gregory who was a Private in the Revolutionary War commanded by Scribner in the [blank] regiment of [blank] these presents do appoint Hon Red Bringham my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, place and stead, to receive from any Pay-master in the United States, all extra pay allowed to certain persons therein named, by an Act of Congress, approved three month's extra pay to persons therein specified.

And to [illegible] from the Commissioner of Pensions or any other person authorized to pay the same the amount of pension  [illegible] under the Act of June 7th 1832 w/i to the 4th of March 1851

And in my name, place and stead, to execute any receipt or other paper, which may be necessary; and I do hereby give to the said Hon R Bringham as full power to do in my name any of the above acts as if I were present, and done the same in person.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of December 1849   Samuel Gregory
William Gage

State of Michigan
County of Oakland ss. 
Before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for said County and State, personally came the above named Samuel Gregory known to me to be the identical Samuel Gregory above described, and acknowledged that he had signed the foregoing power of Attorney.

Given under my hand and seal of office at Farmington this 24th day of December 1849

[illegible]

Simon Gage  Justice of the Peace
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State of Michigan
County of Oakland ss.

I certify Simon Gase Esq., who has subscribed within acknowledgement this 24th day of December 1849, a justice of the peace and for the county and State, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized to administer oaths, and to take acknowledgements; and that the above is in due form, according to the laws of Michigan; and that the [illegible] is the signature of said Gase

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac this 30th day of December A.D. 1849

[signed] John. T. Raynor Clerk