Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38592, Jonathan Carley, Continental (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.) Carley Jonathan
S. 38592
Vermont agency and residence 1818.
CONTENTS

(2,350)
Vermont Roll.
Jonathan Carley Brane's Regt. Art'y. Private 4
Massachusetts line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th of September 1818 and sent to John Roberts Esq. Halifax Windham Co. Vermont-
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 4 mos. 22/30 -- 37-80 Semi-ann. all ce ending 1 st March 1819. -- 48--
6 years
$ 85-80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Whitingham, Windham not entitled
see letter to Hon. P. White, H. R. dated April 16. 1822. -
Weybridge Windham Co. Vt. 1820 to James Smith, Brattleboro, Vermont

John Roberts, Esq. Judge, Halifax, Windham County, Vermont.
Jonathan Carley, Col: John Crane's regt artillery, Mass s line Revolutionary Claim.
There is a person of the name of John Carley, on the rolls of Col: Crane's regim t of artillery, but none of the name of Jonathan Carley. —
Returned for Correction.

State of Vermont
Windham } On this 13th day of April 1818 before the County } subscribers one of the Judges of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Vermont personally appeared Jonathan Early with- named and on oath made the foregoing declaration in order to obtain the provisions of a certain act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolution- ary war" I John Roberts Judge as aforesaid do therefore Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Early did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for more than nine months on the Continental Establishment and I have transmitted the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the said act of Congress
John Roberts Judge of Windham County Court in the State of Vermont
State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office, Brattleborough May 21. A.D. 1818.
I certify that the Honorable John Roberts, Esquire, is one of the Assist- ant Judges of the County Court afore- said, and that the signatures of the foregoing certificates are in the hand writing of the said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, the day and year above written.
Attest
James Elliot, Clerk

Jonathan Carley of Whitingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont a Citizen of the United States depones testifies and declares that in the month of March A D 1777 he enlisted into the army of the United States during the war into Captain Seward's Company in the third Regiment of Artillery Commanded by Colonel John Crane in the Massachusetts line and served in said Company & Regiment until the close of the war in the year 1783 and in the month of June 1783 received a regular discharge from his Excellency General George Washington which discharge he kept until the Legislature of Massachusetts made a grant of two hundred acres of Land or twenty dollars in money to certain revolutionary soldiers about ten years ago, when he sent his said discharge by a Mr. Bascomb to Boston to draw his said twenty dollars and it has not been returned he further testifies that by reason of bodily infirmity and by reason of hardship which he sustained in the army he is not able to labor in the spring season which complaint was occasioned by being exhausted and nearly melted in Monmouth battle springing a field piece has ever been much straightened in his pecuniary circumstances and having a large family of Children to maintain has become so reduced in his circumstances as to stand in need of assistance from his Country for support he further testifies that the service aforesaid was on the Continental establishment in the war of the revolution against the common enemy Jonathan Carley
Sworn to and declared this thirteenth day of April 1818 before me John Roberts Judge of Windham County Court State of Vermont

N o 822.
Jonathan Carley - Application for Pensions.
Windham County, Ver t .
Copy I
2350 J. H. H. H. 8358
16 Sept 91
Mar 19

STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM ss.
At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty....
PRESENT—Hon. PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. Chief Judge. Hon. JOHN ROBERTS, } Assistant Judges. Hon. GILBERT DENISON, Esqrs. }
ON this 21 st day of June, A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases, the power of fine and imprisonment, Jonathan Carley aged 60 years, resident in Whitingham in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. He commenced his service on or about the 1 st January 1777 in Capt. Seward's Company in Col. Crane's Reg. Artillery, Massachusetts Line, for during war, and continued to serve until the close of the war in June 1783, when he was honorably discharged.
That he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is 2350 and the date of his original declaration is on the 13 th day of April 1815.
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 any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted. (viz.) Jonathan Carley. Fifty acres of Poor Land - 2 Cows - 2 Calves - 2 horses - 2 Steers, 1 yr old - 6 Sheep - 2 Lambs - 2 Swine, 1 yr old - 2 Pigs - 2 old sleighs and one harness - 1 Plow - 1 Drag - 1 Colevey & Pin - 2 Axes - 3 Draught Chains - 1 Iron Whippletree - 2 Sythes - 2 Hoes - 1 batto and wedge - 1 Shovel - 1 Dung fork - 2 pitch forks - 1 harness - 1 Saddle - 1 bridle - 1 pair saddle bags - and a few articles of household furniture, mostly for cooking, not worth in the whole a sum to exceed $10 - a privilege of making line on the land of my son Rufus Carley, the income of which is about $16.00 per year, there are debts due from me to sundry persons amounting in the whole to $175.
AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of Labourer on Land - that by reason of ill health occasioned by being nearly melted on the day Monmouth Battle, I am for a considerable part of the Year totally unable to pursue it - my family consists of 3 including myself - (viz.) Elizabeth my wife who has been a cripple for 28 years - aged 58 years - and my daughter Polly aged 16 years.
SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the 21 st day of June, A. D. 1820, Before John Roberts, JUDGE.
I James Elliot Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and 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 three hundred fifty dollars, and 25 cents. Real estate $250. Yearly income from the same and line fence $25. IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, in open Court, on this fifth day of June 1820.
James Elliot, CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM.
273 56 358

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
January 30, 1924.
Alvah Shumway, Williamsburg, Mass.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38592, it appears that Jonathan Carley, while a resident of Palmer, Massachusetts, enlisted in March 1777 and served as a private in Captain Thomas Seward's Company, Colonel John Crane's Continental Regiment of Artillery, was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged in June 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, while a resident of Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont.
In 1820, soldier stated that he was sixty years old and referred to his wife, Elizabeth, aged fifty eight years. He had a large family of children, only names stated being Rufus and Polly, both alive in 1820, the latter aged sixteen years. No further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Application under act Mar. 1823 -
Suspended See letter to
Lemuel Whitney
June 24. 1823

38 592 INVALID.
Ray
File No. 38, 592
Jonathan Parley Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 3 , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sept. 19, 1911. Hist. to Mrs. Emma Shumway Jackson. Letter with S.F. 11, 298 Fr. Jacob Rice.
1924-Jan. 30-Hist to Alvah Shumway Aut.

Vermont
Jonathan Carley /or his
From 1777 to 1983
1 st Sched. dated June 1820
Real Estate — $250
Income from same 28. —
Personal property 80 —
Total $358 —
Indebted — 195 —
Sched. under act Mar. 1823
(dated 30 May 1823)
Personal property $43.24
Account for the decrease of property &c.
By sale of Real Estate to J. Carley for $300 (copy of deed within) on the 29 Oct. 1820. $225 of which he applied to the payment of his debts, he rec d for the balance $75 — an obligation from J. Carley to pay annually to the
amt. 5 bushels meal & 50 lbs of pork - 1 cow + 2 Hogs consumed in family sold 2 old Horses in 1821 for 5,000 Sh. & 2,000 feet of boards to put on the House which he sold - 1 pr. Steers sold in 1821, the sum not rec d . etc. but ex d in family -
aged 83 yr. able to do but little in family —
Samuel Whitney Esq. Brattleboro, Reston Vt.
$25.87
Sep. 1819.

No 9 Jonathan Carley Schedule May Term 1823-
On this day personally appeared Jonathan Carley, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Jonathan Carley this day personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, and acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day personally appeared Jonathan Carley, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Jonathan Carley this day personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, and acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
Schedule of real and personal Estate—me

State of Vermont.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM, SS. AT the Supreme Court of Judicature, begun and held at New Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the fourth Tuesday of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty three.—Present—
HON. CORNELIUS P. VAN NESS, Esq. Chief Judge, HON. JOEL DOOLITTLE, HON. CHARLES K. WILLIAMS, } Esq's, Assistant Judges.
On this thirtieth day of May, A. D. 1823, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for the County of Windham, and State of Vermont—proceeding according to the course of the common law:—with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings; and having the power of fine and imprisonment:— Jonathan Carley resident in Whitingham in said County of Windham—Aged Sixtythree years—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 Acts of Congress, of the 18th of March, 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820,—That he, the said Jonathan Carley enlisted for the term of During War on the first day of January in the year 1777 in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Seward in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Crane in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said Corps until June 1783 when he was discharged from said service, in at Westpoint in the State of New York — that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt therefrom on account of his property.
And, in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May, 1820, I do hereby 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.
Schedule of real and personal Estate—necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
  Niz—One old case of drawers $2.00—Two old Tables $1.50—several Chairs $1.50  $5.00    One pewter Tea pot .75 Three Cups & Saucers 12. one pewter plate 8  95    four earthern plates 16. — 5 knives & forks 30 — four tablespoons of Iron 12  58    Three teaspoons 6 — One five quart Kettle $2.00 One Tea kettle 50  2.56    One Spider 40 — One pot $1 — one pint mug 8 — one old box 50  1.98    One skillet 25 — one old shovel & tongs 25  50    Also One Horse $20 — and One Cow $12  $32.00     $43.24    Jonathan Carley
That, since the exhibition of my first Schedule, the following changes have been made in my property:—
   Names of persons to whom sold. Time of Sale. Amount of money, or description of property received in return.     To Joseph Carley 28 th Oct. 1820. $300.00 Two hundred & twenty five Dollars. I owee — and the said Joseph paid the debt, and took up my Notes due — to sundry persons — names not recollected — Amnt. $225.00   One Cow killed and used in my family   2 Swine killed and used in my family   1 Old Mare sold to Washburn Carley Oct. 1821. for Six thousand of shingles — 6 m put on my House which I sold.   1 Q o to Daniel Wheeler Nov 1822 for 2 thousand feet boards   1 st Steers — do not know who Apr. 1821. for sum do not recollect now due   A number of farming tools broken and worn out — I have also an annuity — for the 50 dollars due for my farm — which with the use of one Cow, is all my income. obligation from Joseph Carley for 5 bushels Annually — and 50 pounds pork —    And I do also swear—that my occupation is that of Farmer } Amount of farm $300.00 Amount of debt paid $225. but am able to labor but little } Rec d for one old mare 8.00 balance $22.83 303.00 303.00
SWORN to, and declared, in open Court—on the thirtieth day of May, A. D. 1823.
before Lemuel Whitney Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont
I Lemuel Whitney Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature within and for the County of Windham in the State of Vermont—do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Jonathan Carley did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the Continental establishment—I also certify, that the foregoing Oath and 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 Forty three dollars and twenty four cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of June A. D. 1823.
Lemuel Whitney Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature for the County of Windham — in the State of Vermont.

Jonathan Corley Additional Testimony.
Additional Testimony in the case of Jonathan Corley
Admitted

Jonathan Coarley
Additional Testimony.
Additional Testimony in the case of Jonathan Coarley
Admitted

Heman Kentfield of Whitingham in the county of Windham and state of Vermont doth testifies deposes and says that he saw and had in his possession (about seventeen years ago) a paper purporting to be a discharge of Jonathan Carley from the service of the United States and he now faithfully recollects that it appeared by the said discharge that the said Jonathan Carley had served in Captain Sewards Company and Colonel Brannons Regt of Artillery in the Massachusetts line and in the Revolutionary war and that he received the said discharge at the request of said Carley of one Eugene Holland in Belcherstown in Massachusetts to return to said Carley in Whitingham he  now faithfully recollects that on said discharge said Carleys Christian name was written Jonathan at full length he does not recollect how long the term of service was but from his best recollection thinks about six years he recollects that said discharge was dated in June 1783 — he further recollects that on the back of said discharge there was in the back of said discharge a writing making the said discharge to operate as a pass unless the preliminary articles of Peace should be ratified, (and signed by Washington) and further the deponent said that
Heman Kentfield
Sworn to this 18th day of August 1818 before me John Roberts Assistant Judge of Windham Co Court

Benjamin Averell of Wilmington in the County of Windham and state of Vermont deposes and says that in the time of the revolutionary war he lived in Palmer in the state of Massachusetts and a neighbor to Jonathan Early now of Whitingham and was well knowing to said Early in a company of artillery in the army of the United States and that said Early continued in the army a considerable time according to his best recollection about five or six years - he does not know the particular company or regiment to which he belonged and further the deponent saith not -
Benjamin Averell
Sworn to before me this 1 st day of September
A.D. 1818 before me John Roberts Asst Judge of Windham County Court.
I John Roberts Asst Judge of Windham County Court having re-examined Jonathan Early on oath do certify that the said Jonathan on oath testifies that he did not know any other person except himself of the name of Early in Capt. Luard's Company and that he does not know of any person now living who belonged to said company & that the testimony of Herman Huntfield & Benjamin Averell together with his own Declaration heretofore transmitted is all the evidence now in his power to prove his service I do therefore certify that Herman Huntfield & Benjamin Averell are men of credibility and that Jonathan Early is also known to me to be a man of credibility and also from my personal knowledge that he is in reduced circumstances and in need of assistance for support
John Roberts Asst Judge of Windham County Court

State of Vermont Windham County Court Clerk's Office, Brattleborough, September 2 d A.D. 1818.
I certify that the Honorable John Roberts, Esquire, is one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court aforesaid, and that the signatures of the foregoing certificates are in the hand writing of the said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, the day and year above written.
James Elliot, Clerk.
James Elliot, Clerk. John Roberts, Judge.

I know all men by these presents that I Jonathan Barley of Whitingham in the county of Windham and State of Vermont for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars to me in hand paid before the delivery hereof by Joseph Barley of Whitingham, county of Windham and State of Vermont, by these presents I Jonathan Barley do grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto him the said Joseph Barley, to his heirs and assign- es forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Whitingham in the county of Windham aforesaid, and bounded as follows, beginning at a stake and stones on the west side of the highway leading from Rower to Readsborough six rods south of Joshua Newells now dwelling house or thereabouts thence west Eight and a half degrees north ninety four rods to a stake and stones. thence south 8\frac{1}{2} degrees west to a stake and stones twenty three rods. thence east 8\frac{1}{2} degrees south to a stake and stones thirty six rods thence south 3 degrees east 7\frac{1}{4} Rods to a spruce tree thence east 8\frac{1}{2} degrees south ninety rods or thereabouts to the first mentioned highway about 6 Rods south of the school house - thence northerly bounded on the west side of said highway to the first named corner, containing Fifty acres be the same more or less - Also my privilege of a certain parcel of lime stone lying in Whitingham aforesaid and described as follows, it being the one half of the lime stone on that part of lot N o 39 in the fourth division of turn over

Green and Moutons grant which lies east of Deer field river. To have and to hold the above granted prem- ises with the privileges of repairing and building lime kilns at such time and place as he the said Joseph Carley shall think proper with the privilege of getting wood any where on said lot 39 east of the said Deerfield river To have and to hold all the above bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging I do by these presents promise for myself my heirs and administrators executors and assigns forever And I do promise to warrant and defend to him the said Joseph Carley to him & his heirs adminis- trators and behoof forever against the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whatsoever from or under me —
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, dated at Whitingham this twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and twenty —
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
Jonathan Carley L.S.
Oliver Gass
Josiah Kentfield
State of Vermont } At Whitingham Feb. 6. 1821 Wenham G.B. } Personally appeared Jonathan Carley the signer and seal- er of the above written instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me Ephraim Smith Justice of the Peace

Town Clerk's Office, Whitingham May 26, 1823
I hereby certify that the within is a true copy of a deed recorded in the land records of Whitingham. Book 7 th page 119 Feby 15, 1821 by Ephraim Smith Esq r then Town Clerk -
Attest Emory Gunning Town Clerk

The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Will you kindly forward to me the military record of my Great Grandfather who fought in the Revolutionary war whose name was:
(Jonathan Carley Carley.) He was about 7 years in the service & married Elizabeth Kentfield. lived in Whitingham Vt. also, my great grandfather:
(Levi Shumway Shumway) who lived at Whitingham Vt. & married Chloe Belknap.
Also the latter's brother ( Amasa Amasa Shumway) my great uncle.
Also the record of (Col Seth Washburn Seth Washburn) my Great, Great Uncle, the brother of Jonathan Carley's mother. Col Seth W. & " " were both in battle of Monmouth. Very sincerely,
Dec. 22, 1923.
(Mr. Alvah Shumway Williamsburg, Mass.)

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Carley, Jonathan GRADE Private LINE Crawe's Continental Artillery (Massachusetts)
WARRANT NUMBER 3982 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 2, 1791 to Martin Kingsley
*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.