Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29726, Richard Colley, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass -
Colley, Richard
S-29726
CONTENTS

18.194
Maine
Richard Colley
Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Knights of the Regt: commanded by Col. Greateon in the Mass: (Mn) for 20 mos. He d.
See letters to P. Agt. & Hon. J. Audemon 8 March 1836-
Enscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 68 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Feb 1833 and sent to J. Munday Portland arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $136.84 Pemi-anl. allowance ending Septm - 34.21
$171.05
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 6

N o 5711.
Richard Colley's Application for a license
Aug t 1832
a private -
L. 6.
Rolls
Ent d April 1. 1778 Dis d Nov. 15. 1778
Adm e
20 mos 15 d's
66.66 1.76 68.42
Mussey
Portland

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Third day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
ON this Third day of August - aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Richard Colley a resident of Gray in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he
entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, & served as herein stated: viz. That in the month of June 1775 he enlisted in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Samuel Knight of Falmouth in the State Service, to serve for six months. That said Company was stationed at that part of Falmouth now called Portland and that he served as a private soldier in said company for six months and was there discharged. That in the Spring of the year 1777 (at said Falmouth) he again enlisted in a company of militia, commanded by Capt. Abner Lowell and was stationed at said Falmouth now Portland, where he served as a private soldier for about seven months, & was discharged. That in March 1778 he again enlisted as a private soldier in the Company commanded by Capt. Jesse Portnage, and marched with said Company to the State of New York and joined Col. Greetings Reg't Gen. Gates's Division. That they marched to Bennington, and to White Plains - and that he continued to serve at White Plains for that vicinity for the full term of nine months, and was discharged & returned home. That he had no written discharge. That he enlisted as a Volunteer & served as a private
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of.
Richard X Colley - mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Asbur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

The said Richard Colley for the States that he was born on the 2 nd day of January 1756 at Falmouth, That he has no record of his age - that he resided in Falmouth when he first en- tered the service - and has always resided there till within a few years since that he has resided in Gray, & now resides there
His Richard + Colley mark
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid before me A. M. Wren { U. S. Judge for the District of Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Colley for a pension. And that George Bishop & William H. Goddard who took the enclosed depositions are Justices of the Peace for the County of Cumberland
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this third day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John Nussey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

To the Honorable Barrett Potter Esquire — Judge of Probate of wills &c. for the county of Cumberland, complain, Eliab Latham Ephraim Lawrence & Daniel Hall, Selectmen of the town of Gray in said county, that in their opinion Richard Colley of said Gray a pensioner, does by idleness, so spend, waste and lessen his estate, as thereby to expose himself & family to want and suf- fering circumstances; and does also thereby endanger and expose the said town of Gray to a charge or expense for their maintenance and support. They therefore pray that your Honor would appoint some person or persons, guardian or guardians of the said Richard Colley.
Dated at Gray the second day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
Eliab Latham
Daniel Hall
Ephraim Lawrence Jr.
Record by Horatio Southgate, Register.
A true copy (Attest) Horatio Southgate Register
I Horatio Southgate Register of Probate for the county of Cumberland, in the State of Maine, certify that Francis Webster of Gray ————— in said county, has been duly appointed Guardian of Richard Colley of Gray ————— in said county a Pensioner and that he remains at the present time Guardian as aforesaid.
Given under my hand and seal official of the Probate Court for said county
this second day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty six.
Horatio Southgate

respectfully prays that a new certificate may issue to said Richards, directed to the said Guardian, under such restrictions & limitations as the Department may be fit for the due security of the Treasury - Francis Webster
Cornwall and March 3 rd 1836
Personally appeared the above signed Francis Webster & made oath to the truth of the foregoing Statements by him signed - I further certify that said Francis Webster is personally known to me to be a man of truth & responsibility & full credit is due to his statements
John Andros Justice of the Peace

To the Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Francis Mellette of Gray in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine Esquire on oath represents. That Richard Colley of Gray aforesaid a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States has a legal settlement in said Town of Gray & said Town is by the Laws of this State liable for his support. That said Colley in September 1834 proceeded to Garland in the County of Piscataquis in said State & there remained, with a son living in said Garland until the the said Town of Gray was called on by said Town of Garland to remove said Colley & pay the expenses already incurred for his support he having become a Town charge. The said Town of Gray, by their Selectmen, immediately caused said Colley to be brought back to Gray & for the security of the Town against his wandering & prodigal property applied to the Court of Probate for said County of Cumberland to have said Colley put under Guardian. And your petitioner was duly appointed Guardian as will appear by the Official Certificate of said Court hereto annexed. Your petitioner further represents
that the said Richard has in the said County lost his Pension Certificate, or it has been fraudulently & improperly taken & detained by the said son of said Richard & that for the whole time said Richard has been under Guardianship no part of the pension to which he is entitled has been drawn.
And as there is no legal process by which said Guardian can compel the said son of said Richard to deliver up said Pension Certificate, if he in fact has it, as he is humbly a man without property pauper & damages against him an inalienable. & as the same is lost or destroyed unless it is in the hands of said son the said Guardian

May 28, 1940.
Mrs. Cora Colley Poncin 515 Pioneer Building Seattle, Washington.
BA-J/ILL William Colley- S. 17878 Richard Colley S. 29726
Letter in this claim.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Richard and William Colley or Galley, both of whom received pensions.
The data which follow were found in the papers on file in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Richard and William Colley or Galley. Their names are shown both ways in said claims.
WILLIAM GALLEY-S. 17878.
William Galley or Colley was born February 22, 1752 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine District (then Massachusetts); the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted about May 1, 1775, served as private in Captain Samuel Hoyes' Massachusetts company, marched from Falmouth to Cambridge, Massachusetts, joined Colonel E. Phinney's Massachusetts regiment and continued until the expiration of service of eight months. He enlisted in 1776 and served three months as private in Captain Joshua Merrill's Massachusetts company, during which he was stationed a part of the time at Peekskill, New York, under command of Colonel Fogg.
This soldier was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed August 1, 1832, at which time he resided in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine; he had resided there always. His name was borne on the pension roll as William Galley.
There are no data whatever regarding the family of William

Calley or Colley.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
William Calley Certificate #4020 Issued January 7, 1833 Rate $36.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Maine Agency. --- --
RICHARD COLLEY- S. 29726.
Richard Colley was born January 2, 1756 in Falmouth, District of Maine (then Massachusetts); the names of his parents were not given. He resided there at the time he entered service.
He enlisted sometime in June 1775, as private in Captain Samuel Knight's Massachusetts company and served until the end of December of that year, engaged in the defense of Falmouth. He enlisted in the spring of 1777 and served seven months as private in Captain Abner Lowell's Massachusetts company, during which time he was engaged in Falmouth. He enlisted about March 1778, and served nine months as private in Captain Jesse Partridge's Massachusetts company, marched into New York state, joined Colonel Greston's Massachusetts regiment and was stationed a part of the time at Peekskill and White Plains. He returned to Falmouth.
This soldier was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed August 3, 1832. He resided then in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, where he had resided "a few years", previous to which he had resided in Falmouth, in that same county.
Richard Colley moved from Gray, Maine, in September 1834, to Garland, Penobscot County, Maine, where he resided with his son. The name of this soldier's wife was not given, nor the name of said son or of any other children. Richard Colley resided in Gray, Maine, in

March 1836.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Richard Colley, Certificate #18194 Issued July 30, 1833 Rate $68.48 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

29 726 Ray INVALID.
1944-May 28 - Hist. to Mrs. Coan C. Poinsett - See letter in Rev- William Calley - S. 19 P 78 - J. L. L.
File No. 29 726
Richard Calley Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: - Vol. 9, Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Portland March 3 rd 1836
Sir. At the request of F. Webster Esq. of Gray I forward the accompanying Mt & evidence for a new Reversion Certificate to Richard Colley. I presume that a duplicate may issue where the original can not be had, as well as when it is lost or destroyed. In this case, as the Don of the Reversion has no property to respond damages for the wrongful detention or destruction of the Certificate, even if he has it, the Guardian is without remedy, unless a duplicate is granted him - And as the Reversion can not be drawn without the presence of the Guardian, there can not be, as I can perceive, any possibility of the old Certificate being used, if indeed it is in existence. Mr Webster the Guardian is a respectable trustworthy man & was appointed at the request of the Selectmen of Gray.
I have the honor to, Sir,
Very respectfully Your obed. Servt
John Audubon
Hon Jos L. Edwards Governor of Kentucky. Washington D.C.

I Daniel Green of Portland County of Cumberland and State of Maine on oath testify and say that I am well acquainted with Richard Colley of Gray in said County of Cumberland - that I believe him to be about 77 years of age, that as near as I recollect sometime in May in the year 1778 he enlisted, at Falmouth in the County of Cumberland, now Portland, at the same time myself in a company of the militia under the command of Jesse Partridge, and marched to West Point in the State of New York to join the forces there under the command of Col. Grayton Grayton, from there we marched to White Plains and continued in the service nine months till about the middle or some part of the February following when we were dismissed. I was in the same company with said Colley the whole of the above mentioned time and was well acquainted with him and know that he performed duty as a soldier in said company the above time of Nine Months .
Daniel Green
State of Maine Cumberland ss Portland July 30 1832 Personally appeared the above named Daniel Green and made oath that the above deposition by him signed is true.
Before William Henry Codman
I hereby certify that I believe the aforesaid deponent to be a person of truth and veracity.
William H. Codman
Maine District District Clerk's Office April 27. A.D. 1833.
In testimony that William H. Codman and George Bishop are magistrates and that the signatures to the above and annexed purporting to be theirs are genuine I have hereto set my hand and seal of office the day and year last above written.
John Mussey Clerk U.S. Courts

State of Maine Cumberland ss Portland April 17 1833 I hereby certify that the within named Daniel Gregg who has subscribed & sworn to the within deposition was while living a person of truth & veracity - that he is since dead - & that the testimony he gave is in every respect entitled to full credence & belief.
William H. Bodman Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland

Deposition Jacob Merrill
for Richman Aug 3 9 mo
Capt. Putnam

I Jacob Merrill of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged about 77 years Do testify and say that Richard Colley of Gray in said County at Falmouth in said County, sometime in the month of March A.D. 1778. Enlisted into a Company Commanded by Capt Jose Partridge for the term of nine months. The Deponent having enlisted in the same Company with said Colley the Company march- ed to New York, & joined Col Greadons Regiment Vermont Brigade, Gates Division; myself & said Colley served out the nine months & was Discharged by General Orders near the White plains. Jacob Merrill
Cumberland July 24 th 1832
Subscribed & sworn to before me this day Geo Bishop Justice of the peace
Westbrook July 24 "1832
I Certify that Jacob Merrill the Deponent is a person of truth and veracity Geo Bishop Justice of the peace

Depositum Jus Brevitatis for Richard Colley | 9 Mo 883.
Quint Puffin

I James Brackett of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine aged 80 years testify & say that Richard Colley of Gray in said County at Falmouth in said County sometime in March A.D. 1778 - Enlisted into a Company - commanded by Capt. Jesse Partridge for the term of nine months - The Deponent having enlisted into the same Company with said Colley the Company - marched to New York & joined Col. Green's Reg't Mason's Brig. and Foster Division, myself & the said Colley served out the nine months, & was Discharged by General Order near the White Plains J. Brackett
Cumberland July 24 1832
Personally appeared James Brackett and made Oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true before me Geo. Bishop Justice of the peace
Westbrook July 24 1832
I certify that James Brackett the Deponent is a person of truth and veracity Geo. Bishop Justice of the peace

Deposition. Jonathan Knight for Richard Colley 6 Mo's at Full Bapt Samuel Knight

I Jonathan of Waltham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged Seventy Three Years testify and say that Richard Colley of Gray in said County Enlisted into a Company Commanded by Capt Samuel Knight of Falmouth in said County. Sometime in the month of June 1775 to some for six months or until the last of December next following as a Common Soldier for the Defence of the town of Falmouth (now Portland) That said Richard Colley did serve out the time of six months at that place and was there discharged. The Deponent enlisted at the time in said Company and served with him the time aforesaid.
Attest Geo Bishop
his Jonathan X Knight mark
Cumberland Js July 30 1832
Sworn to and Subscribed this day before me
Geo Bishop Justice of the peace
Waltham July 30 1832
I Certify that Jonathan Knight the Deponent is a person of truth & veracity
Geo Bishop Justice of the peace