Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17014, for Stephen Peary, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Peary, Stephen or Pearce
S. 17014
CONTENTS
carded

Maine Stephen Pease
of Denmark in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Merrill of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brewer in the Maine line, for the term of 3 Years from Apr 17 78 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of Eighty Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th day of Mar 1831 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd of Aug- 1832 and sent to Sarah Gibson oxford Denmark Maine
the Roll on day of 182 and notification sent to at Pension commencing on the of 182
Amount due on 4th of { Mar 1832 $ 80 Semi annual due } 4 Febr " 40 $120
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818; May 1, 1820. }
June 1832
Recorded Book 20 Vol 1 Page 78.
Steph Pease

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Oxford ss On this sixteenth day of August A 1819 before me the Subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate in said County and first associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the first Eastern Circuit in sd Commonwealth, personally appears Stephen Peary (or Pearce) aged sixty one years of Denmark in said County of Oxford, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, en- titled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said Peary, entitled for three years, on the first day of April A 1778 in the District of Maine and was march- ed to Valley Forge N.J. and there joined the company com- manded by Capt Daniel Menell in Col o Brewer's Regiment in Gen. Patterson's Brigade in Massachusetts Line and served in that company till about the year A 1780 and was then detached into the corps of Infantry into Capt John Pray's in Col o Shepherd's Regiment in Gen. Poor's Command and served in that station about three months and was then transferred into the first Regiment, but still remained in Capt Pray's company till the first of April A 1781 when he was regularly in West Point, but has lost his discharge about seventeen years since - and that from his second circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support - sworn to and dated the day & year aforesaid before me Judah Dana Judge

I Judah Dana Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Stephen Peary did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy for nine months on the continental establishment, that he is reduced in his circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support, and I now transmit the testimony & proceedings, taken & had before me, to the Hon Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Fryebury this sixteenth day of August AD 1819 - Judah Dana Judge etc
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Offords
I the subscriber Register of the Court of Probate in said County, do at Fryebury in said County on this sixteenth day of August AD 1819 certify & make known that the Hon: Judah Dana, who signed the foregoing certificate &c is Judge of said Court of Probate, & is first associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, and that said instrument is under the seal of said Court of Probate.
Attest Simon Osgood Reg t of Probate

W.C.S. aw
September 28, 1928
Mrs. Harry Dennison Lisbon New Hampshire
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17014, it appears that Stephen Peary enlisted in Maine District April 1, 1778, served as a private in Captain Daniel Merrill's Company in Colonel Samuel Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment until about 1780 when he was transferred to serve in Captain John Pray's Company in Colonel Shepherd's Massachusetts Regiment and served in said company until his discharge, April 1, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 1819, at which time he was a resident of Denmark, Oxford County, Maine District.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
No charge is made for this service and one dollar, the amount of your enclosure, will be refunded to you in due time.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

I Stephen Pearcy of Dunnart , county of Oxford and State of Maine , testify and say that I have once been on the Pension roll, under the act of March 18, 1818, and that the evidence of my service is in the war department and the reason of my having been struck from the said pension roll, was on the account of unwillingness to swear I was not worth more property than was contemplated to continue the Pension to me by said act, I served as a private soldier in the _____ Regiment commonly -ed by Col. Samuel Brewer in Genl. Petersons Brigade and in Capt. Daniel Merrill's company, whereby company I was transferred into Capt. John Pease's company of Light Infantry in Col. Shephard's Regiment & Genl. Pears Brigade & remained in said company until I was discharged - as will appear by my former application, and the dispo- sition of Abadiah Drew. I resided in the said town of Dunnart, county of Oxford, and State of Maine when I made my first application, and do at this time -
Stephen Pearcy
Oxford, J. Dunnart July 31. 1832.
Personally appeared the above named Stephen Pearcy and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed
Before Me - Saml. Gilson Justice Peace
P.S. please send the returns to me.
Yours with due respect S. Gilson

S. Sear
Stephen Sear
78 to 81
Brewer Mapth
Regt
X
on Roll
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Norfolk ss Augt 16. 1889. Then personally appeared the above named Obediah True, who is a credible Witness upon oath of truth, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me Judah Dana Judge of Probate and of the Court of Common Pleas of said County.

14.302 Q
District of Maine
Stephen Peary or Pearce
of Denmark in the state of Me Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brown of the Mapachuse line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of August 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Sep 1819 and sent to Isaac Dana Esq. Grayeburg District of Maine
  Arrears to 4th of  Sep. 1819  5.18    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  4 Mar 1820.  48.00    16 4      31 30   $53.18  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

17014 INVALID.
1928 Sept. 28 list to Mrs. Harry Dennison also notified to be refunded. RUC.P
File No. 17014
Stephen Peary or Pearce Pr. Geo. Yu
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 294
[Arrangement of 1870.]

12 Liahon, N. H. Answered Mar. 26, 1928 Sept 28, 1928 To She
Pension Bureau
Dept of Interiors Would like data on Stephen Peary a soldier of the Revolutionary War enlisted from Wells Maine but reason d to Denmark Me.
And oblige
Mrs. Harry Dennis Liahon. N. H.

BUREAU OF PENSIONS Finance Division
Sept. 26 1928
Chief Rev. and 1812 Naval Section Division.
I have this day received from Mrs. Harry Dennis cash in the amount of $ 1.00 , requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.
7/18/28 Div. Finance Notified money to be refunded.
O. J. RANDALL Chief, Finance Division.
N.E.L.

Pension Department Washington D.C.
Enclose find One dollar for which please send me the record of the following Revolutionary Pensioners Stephen Peasey from Wells (Mars Soldiers and Sailors Vol. 12)
Mrs. Harry Dennison Litchon. N. H.

Stephen Peary
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Portland D. U. at the Commercial Bank

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, ►
Stephen Peary on Pearce late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the District of Maine Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the Sixteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Fourteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
H Calhoun Secretary of War.