Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,733, for John Majory, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Mayory, John
S 43,733
CONTENTS

New York Roll.
(N: 1650.)
John Major, 4 Capt Box Private Massachusetts, line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818, and sent to the Pensioner at Smithtown, St. Johns.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
4 months 19/30. $37.06
Greaton { Revolutionary claim, } Act 13th March, 1818. }
✓ 3 year war
Smithtown, Suffolk Co.
6 m th
John Major, Capt Box, Private, Massachusetts, line Smithtown, St. Johns

43733
INVALID.
Ref
File No. 68,788
John Chapin Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 808
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
John Mayory - Soldier ————— in the third Massachusetts ————— Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the fourth Day of January
1784
By the General's Command,
H Knox
Doughty Adc to Genl
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,

John Mayou (Smith then)
(1650.)
(Sept 1818)

State of New York } Suffolk County } ss
At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House at Riverhead in and for the County of Suffolk on the Thirtieth day of May 1820 - being a court of record, by the Constitution & laws of the State of New York, with power to hear, try and determine according to law, all actions, real, perso- nal & mixed, arising within the said County, and also all transitory actions altho' the same may not have arisen within the said County - Personally appeared in open Court John Mayory, aged sixty two years a resident of the Town of Smithtown in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare as follows viz - I, John Mayory do swear and declare that in January 1781 he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt - Fox - in the ninth regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson on the continental Establishment and continued to serve to the close of the war, when I was regularly dischar- ged as stated in my original declaration dated the 18 th day of April 1818. That I was placed on the pension list by virtue of the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 the certificate whereof is numbered 1850 - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. That I have not since that time by gift sale, or in any manner dispo- sed of my property so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war, passed the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, con- -tracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income

other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed - And I do further swear that I am a common labourer and that I am inform, that my family consists of myself, wife and three children - a crippled daughter and two sons one 14. & the other 17 years of age, and that I am not able to support myself and family without the aid of Government except by private or public Charity -
I sworn to & declared this 30 th day of May 1820 in open court before the Judges thereof Chas H. Haring Clk
John Mayory
A schedule of the whole estate & income of John Mayory named in the above affidavit, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted
viz - Two old Houses - Two Cows, one calf one old Waggan - two Wood sledges, five pigs, one old desk two old tables, half dozen chairs, two pots, one kettle, looking glass, half a dozen cups & saucers - That I owe the sum of Three hundred Dollars -
John Mayory
I Charles H. Haring Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed, are duly copied from the record of the said court, and that it is the opinion of the said court that the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is of the value Ninety one Dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30 th day of May 1820
Chas H. Haring Clk

John May Joshua Smith Claim — April 16 Correct JH
Smithtown N.Y. 17th April 53
FREE
To the Hon. J. C. Calhoun
War Department City of Washington
Mr. Powell

State of New York } Personally appeared before me Joshua Suffolk County } Smith one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County John Mayory of Smithtown & being by me sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth & saith that he is now in the Sixty second year of his age That in the year 1781 he enlisted as a Soldier under Capt Fox in the continental service in the ninth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col Henry Jackson was afterwards transferred into the Third Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col Grattan & was afterwards again detached as an Infantry man & placed under Col Hull & marched in to New York with Col Hull after the evac- uation of that place. And further the deponent saith that he is in indigent circumstances & needs the assistance of his Country for support, having now five children leaning upon him for sup- port & this deponent saith nothing further Subscribed & sworn to before me this 18 th } day of April 1818 } Joshua Smith Judge  John Mayory
State of New York } Joshua Smith one of the Judges Suffolk County } of Common Pleas in & for said County certify that I am personally acquainted with John Mayory the above deponent that he is poor & indigent & needs assistance from his Country Smithtown April 16 th 1818 } Joshua Smith Judge

State of New York Suffolk County ss. } Clerk's Office
I Charles H. Havens Clk. of Suffolk County certify that Joshua Smith is one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in & for said County as appears by the Records in my Office. Witness my official Seal this 16 th day of Apr. A.D. 1818.
Charles H. Havens Clk. (In)