Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43923, for Jacob Rice, New Hampshire

SERVICE
Rice, Jacob
NUMBER
S. 43923
CONTENTS

to N: York.
Oct. 1770 Jacob Rice, of Windsor Co, in the state of Vermont, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gilley, of the New-Hamp- line, for the term of two years, 1770-
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of March, 1819,
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of Sept. 1820 and sent to Edward Evans, agent, Enfield, N. H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820. $: 139.38
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. March, 1821. 48 "
17 mo. 9/31 } 1821. $: 187.38 4/30 }
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
transferred to N: York, 21 st 1828. to take effect from and after 1 st March 1828, and inclusion sent the care of Ralph Goffin, Esq. Waterville, N. York
A. B. death Mar. 3. 1852

Jacob Rice
March 1821
Buy & Swan Woodstock Burlington Vt

STATE OF VERMONT, WINDSOR COUNTY...ss
At a County Court begun and held at Woodstock, within and for the County of Windsor, on the third Monday in September A.D. 1821
ON this nineteenth day of September 1821 being the third day of said term, personally appeared in open Court, (the same Court being a Court of record agreeably to the laws of this State, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Isaac Rice aged sixty years , resident in Heathfield in said County of Windsor, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: That sometime in the month of March, in the year 1778 he enlisted as a soldier in Capt. Moore's Distinct Company in the Regt. commanded by Col. Joseph Pilly in the New Hampshire line, on the continental establishment, for to serve two years, and faithfully served his time out and was discharged from service at the end of said term and was at the battle at Monmouth, during said time
that he made his original declaration on the twenty third day of March 1819 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 17774 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; 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 provisions 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, 1818; —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.
  1 Sow & 4 pigs  8.25  4 dining chairs  2.00  6 old kitchen chairs  67  10.97    8 earthen & 8 tin milk pans  2.00  1 set dish shelves, 1 set kettle & 1 set iron  8.00    5.00    2 old tables  1.50  1 old chest of drawers  50  1 clock  3.00  3.84    Black tin tea pot  42  6 blue cups & saucers  34  2 bowls  18  1.44    9 plates  97  1 iron kettle  75  1 axe  1.00  3.64      1 hoe  17  1 locking shovel  75           25.34  
That he is by occupation a farmer, I have not sufficient ability to labor for a support owing to my age and a particular infirmity I have had for about thirty years last past, my wife is aged fifty seven years - my son is aged 18 years by the name of Francis, my wife is unable to work, unable to do any little business
Isaac Rice his mark
Sworn to and declared on the Nineteenth day of September 1821 before said Court.
Attest, Benjamin Drown Clerk.
STATE OF VERMONT, WINDSOR COUNTY...ss
I, Benjamin Drown Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windsor, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: —And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty Five Dollars and Thirty four Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, this Twenty eighth day of September 1821
Benjamin Drown Clerk of the County Court for Windsor County.

4 Jacob Rice
New Hampshire
Col. Billy Preston
1770 ~ 2 years
Jacob Rice (Muster) of Manchester
2 years
The Loan Library for the Department
Com: 23. March 1849 of loan
Washington City

State of Vt 7 On the 23 d of March 1819 Before me the subscriber Windsor County ss Chief Judge of Windsor County Court personally appears Jacob Rice Aged 58 years resident in Weathersfield in Windsor County and State of Vermont who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 he the said Jacob Rice enlisted into the service of the United States sometime in the Month of March 1778 in Capt Scotts Company Colo Sillys Regiment of the New Hampshire line for two years continued in the same company and Regiment till some time in the Month of January 1780 when he was honorably discharged at Danbury or Reading in the State of Connecticut as he is advised in his understanding and stands in need of country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services and that he has ever been a citizen of the United States  Ebenezer Dyer Chief Judge of Windsor County Court
State of Vermont ss I sworn to and declare before me the day and year aforesaid Windsor County ss said Now I Ebenezer Dyer Chief Judge of Windsor County Court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Rice did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he has procured satisfactory evidence to me that he is reduced in his circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support and I do hereunto set the proceedings and testimony taken and place before me to the secretary of for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress. In witness whereof I have caused hereunto the seal of said Court to be affixed  Ebenezer Dyer Chief Judge of Windsor County Court

State of Vermont } Windsor County ss }
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Windsor, do certify that Prince Lee is Chief Judge of said County Court and that the within Signatures are his hand writing - —
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County Court this fourteenth day of May A D 1819
Benj Swan
The Accomptant
Langton Clerk

Pen. Office 19 April.
Ralph Coffin Esq. Batavia - N York

State of New York County of Genesee ss. On this third day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and twenty eight - Before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Genesee personally appeared Jacob Rice who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Scott in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Sillys in the Service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed That he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; And that his reasons for remov- ing to the State of New York are that his children principally reside in the said State of New York
his Jacob X Rice mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
Genesee County ss Clerk's Office
Ira Earll JP
I. Ralph Coffin Clerk of the Court of Genesee County Certify that Ira Earll is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said County and subscribed my name This 9 th day of April 1828
R Coffin CLK

State of New York Genesee County ss John Woolly of Pembroke in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he well knows Jacob Rue to be the identical Jacob Rue described in the annexed affidavit or certificate and who has sworn on oath to the facts therein set forth and no other than the person to whom the pension was originally granted.
Sworn and subscribed this third day of April AD 1828 Before me
John Woolly
Ira Earll
Genesee County ss I Ira Earll a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Genesee do certify that John Woolly the person named in the above affidavit is a person of veracity and that he subscribed sworn to the facts therein stated
Ira Earll J P

43923 Rep INVALID.
File No. 43923
Jacob Rice Pri Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 321
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Lemuel Dean of Claremont in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire do testify and say that in the month of March in the year 1777 I enlisted into the revolutionary war for three years as private Salger under Capt John Hous in the first New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col Joseph Gylley. Sum time in the Spring in the year 1778 Jacob Rice who now lives in Weathersfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont joined the same Regiment with my self in the first New Hampshire  Regiment Barrington of Barre commanded by Capt William Scott and served as a private Salger until the year 1780 Sum time in the month of January, I have been well acquainted with said Rice from the time he joined Regiment until the present time. Lemuel Dean
State of Vermont } Weathersfield August 24th 1819 Windsor County } }
Then personally appeared before me one of the Justices of peace in and for the County of Windsor Lemuel Dean and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit. Subscribed and sworn before me Amos Hulett Justice of the peace.
I the above named Justice of peace do further certify that I am well acquainted with the reputation of the said Lemuel Dean that is considered to be an honest man and a man of truth and veracity Amos Hulett Justice of the peace.
State of Vermont } Woodstock County Clerk's Office the 9th Sept. 1819 Windsor County } This certifies that Amos Hulett of Weathersfield in the County of Windsor, is one of the Justices of the Peace for said County, and that the above is his signature. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the County Court for said County the day & year last above said — Benj m Swan Clerk.

This may further certify that I am well acquainted with the circumstances of the within named Jacob Price he is in a low state of health and has lost a little property A. Bullett Justice Peace
Jacob Price

I Samuel G Allen of Weathersfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont do testify and say that some time in the month of March in the year 1780 I enlisted into the revolutionary war for during the war between the united States and Great Britain as a private soldier under Capt Moody Justin in the first New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Gylly when I joined said Regiment Jacob Rice who now lives in Weathersfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont belonged to the same Regiment with my self in the Company commanded by Capt William Scott said Rice faithfully served as a private soldier in said Regiment one year after I joined said Regiment I have been well acquainted with said Rice from the time I joined said army until the present time Samuel G Allen
State of Vermont } Weathersfield August 30th 1819 Windsor County } Then personally appeared me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Windsor & G Allen and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit. Subscribed and sworn before me Amos Hallett Justice of the Peace
I the above named Justice of the Peace do further certify that I am well acquainted with the reputation of the said Samuel G Allen that he is considered to be an honest man and a man of truth and veracity Amos Hallett Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont } Windsor County } n
Woodstock County Clerk's Office the 9 th September A.D. 1819. This certifies that Amos Hullett is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the County of Windsor, and that the within signature is his —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed seal the seal of the County Court within and for said County the day & year above
Dey. Swan Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Rice, James GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8677 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 6, 1791
to James Rice
Notation: "Certified and sent to Mr. A. Gibbs at Ovid, N. Y. July 1st 1818"
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

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11.819 New York
James Rice
of Fayette in the state of New York who was a sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ogden of the New Jersey line, for the term of four years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Sep 1819 and sent to Jesse Clark Esq. P.M. Agent, Juniors, Seneca County
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 $ 125.70
Semi-ann. all'ce ending Oct 1820  48.
15 mo 12/21 4/20 $ 173.70
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Cash
Retrieved Nov 19 th June 1821. by - James Rice John L. Dyer, Esq. Hon. General A. P. Wash. to John L. Dyer, Esq. Hon. General A. P. Wash.

4362 New York Albany Elizabeth Rice widow of James Rice who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of March 1849 and sent to Pensioner Pamela Rice N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2. 1848, Page 176 Vol. 4.

In the Matter of James M c Brine Col o Ogdens Petitioner Rest New Jersey since 1796 war
Dec 14 th May 1816
This man is not found on the rolls, as a private sol- dier .
Get the evidence of two disinterested and credible witnesses, corroborating the statement, see produced - Such evidence - duly taken & authenticated.
24. Ap l 1819

State of New York
County of Sussex On this 14th day of May in the year of our Lord 1818 before me the undersigned one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid personally appears James Price aged 60 years resident in the town of Sayette in the County and State aforesaid 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 entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That the said James Price enlisted in the town of Mapletown in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey on or about the third week of November in the year of our Lord 1775 for the term of one year in the company of Infantry commanded by Captain John Polhemus of the town of Rocky Hill in the County of Somerset in the State aforesaid which said Company was attached to the 1 st New Jersey Regiment commanded at that time by Col. Stirling and afterwards by Col. William Wines that he served during the term of said enlistment in the Company and regiment aforesaid & at the expiration thereof was duly discharged at Ticonderoga in the State of New York. That he then enlisted a second time under the aforesaid Captain Polhemus for and during the then existing war with Great Britain at the town of Rocky Hill in the said State of New Jersey and was again attached to the 1 st New Jersey Regiment which was then commanded by Col. Mathias Ogden of Elizabethtown in the State of New Jersey. That the said last enlistment he thinks was about the 20th of January 1777. That he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the close of the war in the Month of June in the year 1783 when he was discharged from service at or near a place called Little Britain on the north river in the State of New York. That he was in the battle of Lake Champlain under General Arnold. That he was also in the battle of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey also

in the battle of Constitution Farms , and that he is in equal circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other aid since now in his recovery of his said services -
Sworn to and released before me this day and year aforesaid
John Sayre
I John Sayre one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Sumner and State of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Rin did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the petition for a pension against the Common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Dated 14th May 1818
John Sayre
State of New York County of Sumner
I which H. Halsey Deputy Clerk of the County of Sumner do certify that John Sayre Esquire whose name subscribes to the Certificates of the within application was at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Sumner County acting under the authority of this State, that I am an acquaintance with his hand writing and may believe the testimonial signatures to the said Certificates to be the proper hand writing of the said John Sayre Esquire
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court this 14th day of May 1818
J. H. Halsey

I John Sayre a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Sussex do of our own free will and for the certify from Virginia advised to me that the aforementioned John H. H. H. James Rice is actually in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Dated 14th May 1818
John Sayre

James Rice
14810
Mar: 90
Long J.L.E.

Northern District of New-York, COUNTY OF SENECA SS.
February
ON this Sixth  one day of October , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, (being a court of Common Pleas, holden in and for the county of Seneca, in the district aforesaid, and a Court of Record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings and having a common seal,) James Rice aged sixtythree a resident in said district, in the Town of Fayette in the county aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: That he enlisted on the 3rd day of November in the year 1775 in the company commanded by Capt. John Sturtevant in the Regiment commanded by Col. Lord Sterling at first and then by Col. William Wing and lastly by Col. Ogden and in the line of New Jersey Continental Establishment and that he served in the said Regiment until the close of the Revolutionary War when he was discharged at Little Britain in the State of New York and that he has drawn a pension and that the No. of his Certificate is 14810 and the said James Rice further states that he is in indigent circumstances and stands as in need of the assistance of his country for support and that his family consists of himself and wife is 57 years of age and one daughter aged 12 years and two sons one 18 the other 19 and one daughter aged 12 years
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions 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 eighteenth 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.
S C H E D U L E
  Two axes $ 2.00 Three planes 1.50   One broad axe 1.25 One rake handle .75   One handsaw .75 One reel .50   Two augers 1.00 6 knives & forks .75   Three chisels .37 1/2 One shaving knife .50   Two pails .50 6 plates, 6 spoons .50   5.87 1/2 4.50   5.87 1/2   10.37 1/2 
Sworn this 6th day of February 1821 in open court. J. H. Halsey Clk.
I, JEHIEL H. HALSEY, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Seneca, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court, and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Ten dollars and thirty seven 1/2 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Sixth day of February  October , 1821
J. H. Halsey Clk. V.

THE CONFES s SION of FAITH, AGREED UPON BY THE ASSEMBLY of DIVINES AT WESTMINSTER, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF COMMISSIONERS FROM THE CHURCH of SCOTLAND, AS
A Part of the Covenant and Uniformity in Religion betwixt the Churches of CHRIST in the Kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland.
Approved by the General Assembly 1647, and ratified and estab- lished by Acts of Parliament 1649 and 1660, as the public and avowed CONFES s SION of the CHURCH of SCOTLAND.
WITH THE PROOFS FROM THE SCRIPTURE.
EDINBURGH: Printed by the ASSIGNS of ALEXANDER KINCAID, His Majesty's Printer. MDCCCLXXXVIII.

James Rice and Elizabeth Warren was married the 19 in the year of Christ 1789 —
Mary Rice born January the 27 in the year of Christ 1790 —
Archibald Rice born — October the 14 in the year of Christ 1792 —
Elizabeth Warren departed this life March the 11 1797 near the Salt Springs in Orange

4235 3044 In the matter of Elizabeth Rice application for Pension in due course of July 7. 1838-
Mar 11 March 1769 H. d. Jan 1822 Husband died July 11 1822
Admitted Surgeon 2 years
Henry Wells Esq. Penn Yan New York

State of New York
County of Yates } s/
On this thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Yates aforesaid Elizabeth Rice a resident of the Village of Penn Yan in the said County of Yates aged sixty seven years the 17 th day of December last past 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 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows". That she is the widow of James Rice who as this declarant has been informed by the said James Rice in his life time was engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War about seven years and six months which service as this declarant was informed by the said James Rice as aforesaid commenced with or at the commencement of the said revolutionary War and ended with or at the conclusion of said War. That the said declarant fully believes the said information so received from the James Rice to be true. That she was also informed by the said James Rice that and believes that the said James Rice first enlisted in the New Jersey line at or near Princeton in said State of New Jersey but in what Regiment or who any of his officers were she cannot state. And she also states that she always understood from said James Rice and believes that his said services was all in the said New Jersey line but she cannot state with any degree of certainty who any of his officers were, at any time of his said service; she recollects of hearing

the said James Rice frequently speak of being in Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians in the eastern part of the State of New York. She also has heard him speak of a Col. Ogden as one of his officers but as to the name she cannot be confident. She also understood from him and believes that he the said James Rice was in the Battle of Monmouth & also in the Battle of the Cowpens and also in a battle at Lake Champlain. That the said James Rice was regularly and honorably discharged from the said Service at the close of said War and at the time the American Army was discharged as she has also been informed by the said James Rice and believes. That she has seen repeatedly in the possession of the said James Rice his discharge from the said Service but cannot recollect who the same was signed by. That the said James Rice made an application for a pension under the Pension law of 1818 and soon after the said pension law was passed, and the said discharge was sent to the War department at Washington city with his said application, and she now supposes it remains there on file with his declaration made on that occasion under the said pension law. That she believes in said declaration so made by the said James Rice for said pension he set forth most or all of his said services. That a pension certificate was issued to said James Rice upon his said application, and that he drew a pension of eight dollars per month up to the last semiannual pay day before his death which took place on the eleventh day of July either in the year 1822 or 1823 according to the best of her recollection but not having a record of said death or

or any written memorandum thereof, she is unable to state the year of the same with positiveness. That after the death of the said James Rice, his said Pension Certificate was surrendered up on drawing the arrears of Pension due him at the time of his death by Stephen Rice his son and administrator and also the son of the declarant. That she was married to the said James Rice on the eleventh day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine, at Johnstown in the then County of Montgomery in the State of New York by John Little Esquire a Justice of the Peace of the said Town of Johnstown. That the said John Little went by the name of Esq. - Little. That the name of declarant before her said marriage was Elizabeth Warren, and that her brother Peter Warren and John Veight were present at the said marriage of the declarant with the said James Rice and that they are all the persons who were present at said marriage and who are now living that she knows of although there were several other persons present at said marriage but they are all dead or removed to parts unknown to the declarant. That she always lived with her said husband the said James Rice from the time of her said marriage until the death of the said James Rice as aforesaid which took place at the Village of Geneva in the County of Ontario in said State of New York. That she and the said James Rice lived at Johnstown aforesaid from the time of their said marriage for about twelve or thirteen years when they removed to Geneva aforesaid and resided there about five or six years when they moved to the Town of Fayette in the County of Seneca in said State of

New York & about four miles from Geneva aforesaid & resided in Fayette about fourteen years and then removed back to Geneva a few months before the death of the said James Rice as aforesaid - That the annexed leaf is taken from a book belonging to the said James Rice in his life time and contains the record of the marriage of the said declarant with the said James Rice as aforesaid which with other entries on the said leaf is the only record of the only marriage or births or deaths in her family now in existence which she has any knowledge of - That the said records on said leaf are all in the handwriting of the said James Rice and were made many years before the death of the said James Rice That she has never been married to any other person than the said James Rice & remains his widow at the present time - and that she has no other evidence of her said marriage now in her possession but the said leaf & the annexed affidavits or depositions of Peter Navrin her brother & the said John Veghte -
Sworn to and subscribed } the day and year first } above written before me }
Abner Woodworth Clerk
Her Elizabeth Rice Widow
State of New York, County of Yates ss. I Abner Woodworth Clerk of said County and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof do hereby certify that on the thirteenth day of November A.D. 1838 Elizabeth Rice named in the foregoing declara- tion personally appeared in open Court in the said Court of Common Pleas at the November Term thereof (the same being a Court of Record in & for the said County of Yates) and subscribed the said declaration & was then and there examined and made oath to the truth of the matters in the said declaration recited and set forth -

In testimony whereof I herewith affix the seal of said County and the said Court (my official seal) at my office in Penn Yan the thirteenth day of November one thou- sand eight hundred & thirty eight Abner Woodworth Clerk
one record of hearing

State of New York Yates County ss.
Stephen Rice of the Village of Penn Yan in said County of Yates being duly sworn saith that he is the son of Elizabeth Rice the declarant named in the foregoing papers and also of James Rice deceased also named in said papers. That this deponent is thirty seven years of age & rising. That this deponent was and is the administrator of the said James Rice deceased. That he this deponent was well knowing to the fact of the said James Rice being a United States Pensioner as stated in said foregoing declaration of the said Elizabeth Rice. That the said James Rice and Elizabeth Rice lived & cohabited together from the earliest period of this deponent's recollection until the time of the death of said James Rice as stated in said declaration. That this deponent has frequently heard the said James Rice concern about & relate his revolutionary services substantially as mentioned in the said declaration of the said Elizabeth Rice and with more particularity. That this deponent has often seen the said pension certificate mentioned in said declaration, and that the same was in the possession of this deponent after the death of the said James Rice, and was surrendered up by this deponent as his administrator upon drawing his allowance of pension due the said James Rice at the time of his death. That this deponent knows the fact of the said Elizabeth Rice remaining the widow of James Rice deceased; one recollects of hearing

the said James Rice as stated by her in her said declaration, and that she now remains his widow - And this deponent further saith that he has frequently seen the leaf of a book which is annexed to said declaration of the said Elizabeth Rice while the same was connected with the book from which it was taken - That he has frequently seen the same in the possession of said James Rice in his life time and knows the same to be in the hand writing of the said James Rice, and that he recollects of seeing the same as long since as he can recollect any thing -
Subscribed & sworn to this 24 th day of December A.D. 1838 before me
Stephen Rice
Wm. Sweetland I certify that Stephen Rice the first above named deponent is personally known to me & that his character for truth & veracity is good & that his testimony is entitled to full credit - Dated December 24 th A.D. 1838 -
State of New York County of Yates Clerks office
Wm Sweetland Yates County
ss - I Abner Woodworth Clerk of said County of Yates do certify that William M. Oliver before whom the foregoing affidavit of Stephen Rice was taken & who made the above certificate was at the time of taking the said affidavit and of the date of the said certificate first Judge of
said County of Yates duly commis-

said County of Wales duly commis- sioned and sworn as such, and that the signature of his name to the first of said affidavit & the said Certificate, are in the proper hand writing of said William M. Oliver, with which hand writing I am well acquainted In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & the seal of my office this 25 th day of December A.D. 1838—
A. Woodworth Clerk

Lexington, Mass., Feb. 12th, 1895.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My Dear Sir:-
I enclose a slip given to my son in Washington about the last of December, '94, with the request to fill it out. My grandfather, James Rice, was a revolutionary soldier, born in New Jersey, but after the war settled in Johnstown or Jamestown, N. Y., across Lake Seneca nearly opposite Geneva. My grandmother was Elizabeth Rice, who died some 45 years ago. I well remember the fact of her receiving a pension. I think it was $96. a month. Her residence for many years was Penn Yan, N. Y. All are dead and gone but myself, still I have given you all the facts I remember in the case. He was either in the New Jersey quota or New York, I cannot say which, but I know that his grant of land was located on the banks of Seneca Lake, New York State.
My address will be Lexington, Mass., until March 15th. After that it will be 36 Temple St., Springfield, Mass. I am very anxious to secure his discharge papers, as I served myself through the War of the Rebellion both in the Army and Navy. as Asst Surgeon
I am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
A. P. Rice M.D.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
P. S.
Bureau of Pensions,
H. 6. 1.
Washington, D. C., March 12, 1895.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- James Rice --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1775 to close of war. { Pvt. Lord Stirling N.J.   ? John Polhemus Wm. Wines N.J.   Sgt. John Holmes Mathias Ogden N.J.  
Battles engaged in, Lake Champlain, Monmouth, and Connecticut Farms.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mapletown, N. J.
Date of application for pension, May 14, 1818.
Residence at date of application, Fayette, N. Y.
Age at date of application, 60 years.
Remarks: He married Elizabeth Harrin March 11, 1789, and died at Geneva, N.Y., about 1822 or 1823. His widow was also a pensioner.
Very respectfully,
A. R. Rice, M. D.,
Commissioner.
1904blm Lexington, Mass.

Reg  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24770
Elizabeth Rice
widow of
James Rice
Sergt Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 48
Index:—Vol. A Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mch. 12/25 Mil. Hist. Soc. - M.E.C. Dr. A. R. Rice, Leominster Mass.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
James Rice
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Either New York or New Jersey
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Johnstown N.Y. near Geneva
Date of death (as near as possible):
Can't say
Christian name of widow:
Elizabeth Rice Penn Yan N.Y.
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Widow received a pension
Remarks:
James Rice was either in N.Y. or N.J. Troops, settled in Johnstown after war. He was my father's father
Your name and address:
Albert R. Rice Lexington Mass. and after Mar 30 th 36 Temple St Springfield Mass

Nov 13 48.
Elizabeth Rice, Mother of James Rice's daugh
Albany NY
See if paid
under act of 1847
3385
FREE
J. S. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Albany 3044
Elizabeth Rice
widow of James Rice
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 11 th July 1822 or 1823 of Yates Co. in the State of N. York who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg't, commanded by Col. Ogden in the N. Jersey line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 120 Dollars 60 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of May 1839 and sent to Henry Wells, Penn. Yan., N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March '39 360.00 semi-annual allowance ending 6 Sept., 60.00 $420.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
by G. Brown Clerk. A. Vol. 2 Page 99

✓ 3385 Albany
Elizabeth Rice widow of James Rice who was a Sergeant in the N Jersey Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Dec r 1843 and sent to S. H. Wells Pray Yan New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. Page 112

Genoa N.Y. Febry.
Spn
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington
no 219 Feb 1841 566

Honorable J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington
Sir
I enclose you James Rice's Affidavit & Schedule of Property possessed by him. Should it be correct have the goodness to forward the Certificate to me at this place - at your earliest convenience & oblige
Yrs Most obedt Servt John L. DOR
Geneva N.Y. February 8 th 1821
W m J. MERCER
N.B. Should the enclosed form not be correct, please send one that will Answer

J. Clark P.M. Dumras
Free
Hon John C. Calhoun Sentry at War Washington City

In the matter of James Price Pension
I enclose a supplementary declaration of James Price also his discharge under the hand of Genl George Washington - This discharge has been found since the date of his first declaration & the period of it in this stage of the application accounted for in the supplementary declaration - enclosed - Have the goodness to enclose all the certificates for Pensions on applications through me to Miss Clarke P.M. Inverness N.Y.
a study result is desired
Inverness 6th August 1819
Respectfully your humble Servt.
Miss Clarke
Wm John B. Dalkhorn Secretary of War

In the matter of
James Beio
Puncheon

State of New York
County of Saratoga
On the first day of July August in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Saratoga in said State personally appeared Darius Rice aged 60 years resident in the town of Saratoga in the County & State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration supplementary to the declaration annexed 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 the said Darius Rice served as a sergeant in the revolutionary war during three years or more, in the company commanded by Capt. John Holmes, which said company had been formerly or before that time commanded by Capt. John Polhemus under whom said in whose company he enlisted a second time as is mentioned in the annexed declaration, that the said Capt. Holmes at the time of the said Darius' last enlistment was a lieutenant in the aforesaid company and upon its discharge, he was a sergeant in the company aforesaid when he was discharged from the said service, that he was made a sergeant in the said company some time in the months 1779 or 1780 - that the said Darius at the time of making the annexed declaration this present neglected to state that he served a part of the war as a sergeant in said company for this reason that he had understood that non commissioned officers were entitled by law to no more or greater pension

than private soldiers & therefore thought it unnecessary to state from his said first declaration that he served part of the said time as a sergeant - That the said James at the time of making his said first declaration annexed supposed that his said discharge annexed, was lost or beyond his power to obtain - but that since making the said first declaration he has sent to the State of New Jersey to one Mr Moses Tuttle a friend in that State with directions to search for his discharge which he left there at the time of his removing into the State of New York which was about 29 years ago. which discharge has since been found and transmitted to the said James by the said Moses Tuttle - And further that the said James is the same person mentioned in the annexed discharge and annexed declaration, the latter of which has hitherto been transmitted to the Department of War & returned with the objection thereon endorsed -
In witness whereof and seal and before me the day & year aforesaid John W. Dean Jr
I John W. Dean Junior one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Seneca and State of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Prior did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding supplementary declaration against the Common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and heard before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress Date 31 st July 1819 John W. Dean Jr

State of New York Seneca County Clerk's Office ss:
I certify that John M c Lean Junior Esq r whose hand writing I am acquainted with, & whose signature appears to the annexed certificates of the declarations of James Rice in his own proper hand writing as I verily believe, was at the time of the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Seneca, acting under the authority of this State.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 31 st day of July 1819.
J. H. Halsey Clk. of Seneca County N.Y.

State of New York,
Wayne County ss } Peter Warren being duly sworn before me Jonathan Boynton one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid deposeth and saith that on the eleventh day of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine he was personally
present and saw James Mire and Elizabeth Warren married by John Lighton a Justice of the Peace of the town of Johnstown in the County of Montgomery State of New York and this deponent further saith that he was at that time fifteen years of age and further this deponent saith not
Subscribed and sworn before me the 20 th day of September 1838
Peter Warren
Jonathan Boynton J. Peace
I do hereby certify that the above Peter Warren is personally known to me and that his character for truth and veracity is good and that he is to be Believed
Jonathan Boynton J. Peace

State of New York, County of Wayne ss I Cullen Foster Clerk of the said County of Wayne Do hereby certify that Jonathan Boynton whose name is subscribed to the within certificate and before whom the within deposition was taken was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Wayne duly elected and sworn as such, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Jonathan Boynton & that I believe the signatures of his name to the said certificate & the jurat to said deposition are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at Lyons this Fifth day of November 1838
Cullen Foster Clerk

State of New York } County of Fulton } ss - John Veghte of the Town of Johnstown in the County of Fulton (late the County of Montgomery) in the State of New York being duly sworn maketh oath and saith that he this deponent was married to his present wife in the month of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven. That this deponent well remembering being present at the marriage of James Rice with Elizabeth Narrison at the said Town of Johnstown by John Little a Justice of the Peace of said Town. That this deponent is unable to recollect the particular date of the said marriage of the said James Rice and Elizabeth Narrison but is sure the same took place eight or ten years before the said marriage of this deponent, and before the year first of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. And this de- ponent further saith that he has resided in the said Town of Johnstown ever since the said marriage of the said James Rice and Elizabeth Narrison. That the said James Rice about a few years after his said mar- riage removed west, and this deponent thinks to Genesee in the County of Ontario, where this deponent and this deponent further saith that he is sixty nine years of age -
John Veghte
State of New York } County of Fulton } On this twenty seventh day of October A.D. 1828 before me personally appeared John Veghte to me personally known to be a person sustaining a good character for truth and veracity and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing

deposition. and I do certify that in my opinion the said deposition of the said John Veight is entitled to full faith and credit.
D. M. McIntyre Justice of the peace of Fulton County aforesaid
State of New York
Montgomery County
Clerks office p. I Alexander J. Bonner Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Donald McIntyre Esquire Whose name is subscribed to
the Great of the foregoing affidavit was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Fulton and duly authorized by the Laws of the said State to administer Oaths and that his Signature subscribed to the same is genuine - And I further certify that for all Judicial purposes Fulton County comprises a part of Montgomery County until the first day of January next and that there is no Clerk of the County of Fulton but that I remain Clerk of Both Counties until the said first of January next
In Testimony Whereof I have here unto set my hand and the seal of my office this 29 th day of October 1838
A. J. Bonner

Hon: J. L. Edwards Cent. of Pensions Washington

Penn Yan, Yates Co. New York Dec. 26, 1838 -
Hon J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir,
I herewith enclose you the declaration & other papers of Mrs Elizabeth Rice an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 -
After the same shall have been ex- amined please inform me of the result of the application -
I am Very Resp y Yours
Henry Welles

3658
Elizabeth Rice
120 $
J. H. Wells Don. Yan. NY

State of New York }
County of Yates } ss.
On this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the justices of the Peace of the said county Elizabeth Rice a resident of the Town of Milo in the County of Yates aged seventy 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 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of James Rice who was a sergeant in the War of the Revolution, and that he was in the "Jersey lines," but the particular regiment, or corps this declarant cannot now distinctly remember, and that under the act of July 7 th 1838, she received the sum of one hundred and twenty (120) dollars per annum as a pension.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed { Elizabeth Rice on the day and year above written before
D A Ogden J.P.
I certify that Elizabeth Rice the above declarant is personally known to me.
D A Ogden J.P.

State of New York } I Samuel Stevens clerk of said Yates County } County do certify that Darius A. Clerks Office p: } Ogden Esgine before whom the within affidavit was taken and whose sign- ature is subscribed thereto was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county duly commissioned and sworn dwelling in said county and duly authorized to act as such that I am reacquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe his said signature to be genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said county this tenth day of August 1843.
Sam Stevens Clerk

State of New York
Yates County } ss Be it known that before me Tho H Locke a justice of the Peace in and for the County afore- said duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Elizabeth Rice and made oath in due form of Law that she is the identical person who drew a pension under the act of the 3 rd of March 1843 on account of the revolutionary services of her husband the late James Rice who was a Sergeant in the war of the Revolution and that he was in the Jersey lines at the rate of One hundred and twenty dollars per annum that she now makes this affidavit for the purpose of drawing a pension under the act of Congress passed on the 17 th of June 1844 entitled an act to continue the pensions of certain widows that she has not intermarried but continues to be a widow that she now resides in the Village of Penn Yan in the County of Yates and State of New York and has resided there for the space of Thirteen years past and that previous thereto she resided in Geneva Ontario County
Sworn to and subscribed this 9 th day of November 1848
Elisabeth her  A Rice mark
In Presence of Robert DeCourse
Before me Tho H Locke Justice of the Peace
I Certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
Tho H Locke Justice of the Peace in and for Yates County
State of New York
County of Yates } ss I hereby Certify that Thomas H Locke before whom the above affidavit of Elizabeth Rice was taken was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County elected according to law and duly authorized by the laws of said State to act as such. That I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly do believe his signature to the jurat of the said

affidavit subscribed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county my official seal the 9 th day of November A D 1848.
R R Fargo Clerk Yates County

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
James Rice N. J. W. 24970

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq., General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof James Reed Sergeant in the New Jersey Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States Seven years and five months and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the fifth day June 1783
G. Washington
By His EXCELLENCY
Command,
J. Trumbull Sec'y
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Ebenezer D. Whitlock Adjutant.
THE above James Reed has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Seven Years Years faithful Service. 65  six months
Rich. D. Mayo

3658
Aug 15 1843.
M
N.Y. Mar 3 rd 1843
Eliz Place
FREE
Hon: J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

SAMUEL H. WELLES, Attorney, Solicitor & Counsellor, PENN-YAN, N. Y.
Penn Yan August 11. 1843
Hon J. L. Edwards Dear Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Mrs Rice, as a Pensioner under the law of 1838, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the law of 1843. I believe I have drawn the declaration, in accordance with the form, laid down by the department. If there is any thing lacking, I would thank you to point it out and return it to me, that I may have the same rectified. Mrs Rice is very poor and I am anxious to have the necessary papers ready to draw her share in Sept.
I am Respectfully Your Obt Servant
S. H. Welles

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Rice, James GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10322 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 14, 1791 To Alexander Rorer, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.