Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,531, for James Ray, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Ray, James
S 33,531
CONTENTS

603
New Jersey Roll
James Ray 11 Capt Bloomfield N.J. Line Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19. of May 1818 and sent to Davis Condit, Esq r Morristown, N.J.
Arrearages to 1 st Sept r 1818 4 months 11/30  $ 34.93
{Revolutionary claims,} {Act 18th March, 1818,}
Jersey Line Continued 7 years
Vertical text on the left page: Pension and Col 18 1/2 20 to Davis Condit Morristown N Jersey

State of New Jersey County of Morris
On the twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen before me the subscriber one of the judges of the inferior court of Common pleas in & for the County and State aforesaid personally appears James Ray a citizen of the Township of Mendham in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, did on his oath make the following statement, in order to obtain the provision made by 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";
To wit - That he was born as he has been told and as he verily believes on the thirteenth day of April One thousand seven hundred and fifty eight in the County of Cumberland in the State of New Jersey - That on the thirteenth or fourteenth day of February Seventeen hundred and seventy six he enlisted as a private soldier in the army of the United States, under Capt. Joseph Bloomfield, in the Third Jersey Regt. Commanded by Col. Elias Dayton - and he served as a private soldier in the Army of the United States until the fifth day of June 1783 - when he was discharged, which discharge is herewith transmitted - He was personally present in the engagements with the enemy at the Short Hills, at Brandywine, Germantown, & Monmouth - besides many skirmishes of less consequence - That he was in the campaign against the Indians under Genl. Sullivan, and was at the siege of Yorktown in Virginia - That he has lived in the County of Morris and State aforesaid twenty nine years since the termination of the war - and that he is in very reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of assistance from his country for support, That he enlisted under Joseph Bloomfield, at present a member of the Congress of the United States - and

at the time of his discharge he was in the command of Capt. Joseph Anderson, who (as is said) lives in the state of Tennessee - both of whom live at so great a distance, that this deponent is not able to procure their testimony, in support of the facts he has stated.
Sworn to and declared James Ray before me the day and year aforesaid Jesse Upson
I Jesse Upson one of the judges of the inferior Court of Commons pleas of the County of Morris in the state of New Jersey, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid James Ray, 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 has before me, to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress -
Jesse Upson
State of New Jersey County of Morris ss. I Robert H. M. Carter Clerk of the Court of Morris, do hereby certify that Jesse Upson Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit is made is and was, at the time of signing the same, duly qualified one of the judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Morris - and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to his official acts as such -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of April A.D. 1818
Robert H. M. Carter

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 Ray Soldier in the Jersey Regiment, having faith- fully served the United States seven years and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 5 June 83
G. Washington
By His EXCELLENCY's Command,
J Humball Lintooty
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. M c Whitlock Adjutant.
33531 THE above James Ray Soldier has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for seven Years faithful Service.
Rich d Cox Major Com d

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.
Pay

James Ray
Con
No 181
Ex 2

District of New-Jersey, } ss. Morris County, }
On this eighth day of July, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, holden at Morris-Town, in and for the County of Morris, in the term of July, in the year aforesaid. [The said court being a court of record, possessing a seal, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping records of its proceedings, and its Judgments being removeable by writ of error only]
James Ray aged sixty two years, resident in the township of Mendham in said county, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war from 1776 to 1783 in Colonel Dayton's Regiment in the Companies commanded by Captains Bloomfield, Hott & Anderson, of the New Jersey line, that his declaration for a pension, was made on or about the 24 th day of April 1818 & that his certificate is numbered 603 (603)
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 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. I am by occupation a farmer, but in consequence of affliction by Rheumatism, am unable to labor except to a trifling amount, my family consists of myself aged 62 years, my wife debile aged 57, seven years, very infirm & not able to work even a small part of her time. I have but one child, a son, James aged eleven years & in good health.
Sworn to & declared the 8 th day of July 1820 before Gab H Ford
James Ray

SCHEDULE referred to in the foregoing deposition of
James Ray
This deponent has no house or land the following is an inventory of his personal estate viz -
One stand, 5 old books, one table, two old candlesticks, one wash barrel & tub, three pails, 2 cedar barrels, 1 key tub, one tea kettle, one griddle, one broken spider, 2 pots, 2 stone pots, 1 earthen pot, 2 jugs & 2 bottles, one pair of undies, one pair of stockings, griddle, one old wooden clock without glasses, 4 bags, two old baskets, one peck measure, one bread tray, 4 dippers, 16 plates, 6 spoons, 3 basins, 2 plates, one cupboard, 6 teacups & saucers, one leaf pot, 1 small looking glass, 9 chairs, one old wagon, two oaks, two hoes, one snow bar, two axes, one poor old horse, one small horse cow, one filly, one pair of gears, two hogs, two sheep, one grindstone, two iron wedges. And this deponent further states that he is fairly indebted to various persons in the amount of fifty dollars which he is bound to pay.
That there are no notes, bonds or other securities for money owing to him.
Given to & declared the 7 th July 1820 before
Yale & Ford
James Ray

State of New Jersey, } ss. County of Morris. }
I, Robert H. M c Carter, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Morris, 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 fifty two dollars and twenty five cents.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty.
Robert H. M c Carter Clerk of the Court for the County of Morris

33531
Ray INVALID.
File No. 33531
James Ray Pii Rec Mar
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 333
[Arrangement of 1879.]

33531 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33531
James Ray Pri Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 333
[Arrangement of 1879.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Ray, James GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7697 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 28, 1790
to Bartholomew & Fisher, assignees
*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.