Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,839, for David Peesley, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Presley David
NUMBER
S. 43839
CONTENTS
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3314
New York
David Parley
upward in Capt M c Farland
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 7 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of Jan 1819 and sent to Hon. O. C. Converse H. Rep.
  Arrears to 4th of  Sept 1818  31. 20    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  4 Mar 1819  48. 00      79. 20  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Allegany 16 July 3

43839 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 43839
David Leesley
Dr Rev W
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 890
[Arrangement of 1870.]

David Peesley
David Peesley. Jr.
Vermon, Mass. Reg
This man did not serve
9 months
7 May 1818
Admitted
Admitted
Hon. O.C. Comstock
H. of Reps.

State of New York, Allegany County ss.
On this seventh day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county of Allegany - Personally appeared David Peasley aged sixty eight years - resident in the town of Cannelton County and State aforesaid - who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration - in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 - That David Peasley enlisted in May 1775 into a company commanded by Capt. McFarling in Col. Thomas Nixon's Regiment in the
Massachusetts line and continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States until December in the year 1776 when he was Honorably discharged in the State of New Jersey - And that he was in the Battles of Bunkerhill, Trenton and Princeton - And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services -
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid -
James McCall -
I James McCall Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said David Peasley did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the war department - pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress -
James McCall
I certify that James McCall is one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Allegany and State of New York and that I verily believe that the signature affixed to the above Declaration and certificate is his hand writing May 7 th 1818
Amos Peabody CLK