Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22846, George Cooley, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cooley, George Penelope
N. 22846
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 543
Penelope Cooley widow of George Cooley decd.
who died on the 13th December 1819 of Wampden in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hovey of the Regt by Col. Grafton, in the Mass. line for 21 mos & 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 75-Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of March 1837 and Sept. 11. 1837. Baltimore No. of Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $412.50 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4th March 37.50
$450.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3rd }
Recorded by R. H. Watson Clerk, Book A Vol. Page 47-

3609.
Massachusetts Roll
George Cooley, H
Private. Mass. Line 3 Years 83
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Oct. 1818 and sent to John Hooker Esq. Springfield Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept. — 1818 37.86 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
Arrears 4 Mo 22 Da $85.86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Springfield, Hampden County

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampden ss. B E IT REMEMBERED, That on the the 13 th day of April A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Hampden the above named
George Cooley the Applicant & William Perkins severally
made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavits, respectively by him subscribed, and hereto annexed. I do thereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said
George Cooley the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Hampden
to be affixed hereto, this fourteenth  thirteenth day of April  in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and of the independence of the United States the forty-third. And I do therefore hereby certify & transmit the above to the Secretary of the department of War of the United States, as the testimony & proceedings had in said application before me.
John Hooker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden County
In this eleventh day of April A.D. 1818
personally appeared before John Hooker Egleston Esquire Chief Justice of the circuit court of common Pleas for the Western circuit in said Commonwealth including said County of Hampden George Cooley a citizen of the United States resident in Springfield in said County who being duly sworn deposes and saith that in April  Oct. 1781 he duly enlisted as a private soldier into the army of the United States for the three years service in the Continental Army & belonged to Col. Grootons Regiment called the Third Massachusetts Regiment, that he continued in said capacity of a private widow until Peace was declared & that he was honorably discharged at West Point about the last of December 1783 that he has lost his discharge & this deponent further saith that he is in reduced circumstances in life & by reason thereof stands in need of assistance from his Country for support
George Cooley
April 13.
I William Perkins of West Springfield Hampden County Mass do depose & say that I joined the company to which the s d George Cooley belonged in Dec r 1782 - that he was then in Capt. John Hobbys Company in Col. Grootons Regiment - that I continued in said Company till Dec r 1783 & that he was in the same Company during all that time - that I was then discharged - before at West Point & left said Cooley there & not long after saw him in Springfield aforesaid & understood from him that he was discharged a few days after - and I further say that said Grooton was made a Brigadier Genl a little before I joined said Company in 1782 - & said Regiment was after that time was commanded for a time by Col. Mellen & part of said time by Lt. Col. Hall -
William Perkins

George Cooley 17 April
Not Admitted
I do hereby return this application, amended at his request as to the time of entering the army, he having taken the place of a brother of his who enlisted in April 1781, & he was in Geo. Cooley in Oct 1781 - & also as to the time of his discharge - with the additional evidence of the testimony of Alpheus Colton & John Stephenson, to which it appears to me full credit might be given Springfield Mass t Sept 10 1810
J. M. Hooker Col. Justice agent

I Alpheus Cottam of Longmeadow in Mass ts do testify that I was acquainted with Geo. Booley in the army of the United States - & before, living within one mile of him from my birth, & knew of his being in Col o Greston's Regiment in the Mass ts line in Oct r 1701 & of his continuing in said army until Dec r 1703 - That I belonged in 1701 to the same brigade - & that in the latter part of 1702 I was placed in the same regiment with said Booley v iz Col o Greston's - & that we continued therein until discharged - v iz the Month of Dec r 1703 - in the summer of 1703 the brigade was in Philadelphia -
Alpheus Cottam
I John Stevenson of Springfield Mass ts do testify that I enlisted to serve during the war in the army of the United States & served six years under that enlistment & was discharged in June 1703 - That I belonged to Col o Greston's Regiment being the Third Mass ts Regiment - That for the about two of the last years was in Capt n Josiah Williams's Company - That the said George Booley, with whom I had always been acquainted from my youth, entered said Regiment, in the year 1701 - into Capt n Robby's Company & that he continued thereon duty as a soldier from that time until I was discharged in June 1703 - when I left him then he having enlisted for three years -
John Stevenson
Mass ts Hampden County ss. Sept r 18. 1810 - Then personally appeared before me John Hooker within named, the above named Alpheus Cottam & John Stevenson & being duly cautioned examined & sworn, made oath severally to the truth of the facts set forth in their above respective affidavits - & I do certify that the above Cottam & Stevenson are credible witnesses
John Hooker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Hampden ss
On this twenty day of February personally appeared at a Court of Probate held at Springfield within & for the County of Hampden, the same being a Court of record, Penelope Cooley a resident of Springfield in said County and widow of George Cooley formerly of said Springfield deceased, aged Twenty Six years, who being duly sworn doth on her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836.
That she was united in marriage to the said George Cooley by the Rev. Stephen Williams, at said Springfield, on the twenty-fourth day of June A.D. 1779. Her maiden name was Penelope Bannill and her marriage is recorded in the Town Records of Springfield, where she then & ever since has resided.
The said Penelope continued to live with the said George as his wife until the 13 th of December A.D. 1819, when the said George died, leaving her his widow, since which she has remained unmarried.
On the 8 th day of October A.D. 1781, her said husband George Cooley left his home in Springfield for the purpose of joining, and in a few days afterwards did join, the Continental Line of the American Army, as a substitute for his brother Jonathan Cooley, who had enlisted for three years, but who had left the army. The said Penelope is enabled to fix the time of his leaving home, because she remembers that it was eight days after the birth of her second child, who was born Sept. 29. 1781.
Her said husband was a private in a company commanded by a Captain Hoby or Hovey or some such name - as the said Penelope believes. The Colonel of the regiment was John Crotton of Roxbury Mass. The brigade was commanded by General Nixon. She remembers to have heard her husband speak of a Captain Sumner, who was in the army, but she does not know whether he ever served under him. The said Penelope is unable to state in what battles, if any, her husband was engaged, or through what country he marched. She remembers to have seen his discharge, signed, as she believes, by General Knox, but she does not know what has now become of it. Her husband returned home

to Springfield, after his discharge from the Army, in January A.D. 1784, having been absent about two years & three months .
After the passage of the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, the said George Cooley applied for & received a pension of Ninety six dollars per annum for his services in the Revolutionary War. All the papers and evidence which the said George had of his services, the said Penelope supposes, were sent to the War Department at that time in support of his application. The said Penelope is unable to state what has become of the certificate, which the said George received from the War Department.
For the services rendered by her said husband, George Cooley, the said Penelope Cooley claims a pension. She has annexed herunto the depositions of John Stephenson, Moses Bliss, William Bliss Esquire, & Joel Brown. She hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and she declares that her name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Penelope her + Cooley mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden Feb'y 7 A.D. 1837 at a Probate Court this day held at Springfield in and for said county. Penelope Cooley personally appeared and made oath to the above declaration and being unable to write her name, she made her mark before me
WILLIAM B. STORR Judge of said Court

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the said George Cooley was a Revolutionary soldier and served as is above stated & that the said Penelope Cooley is his lawful widow & was married to the said George as above stated -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampshire ss.
I Justice Willard Clerk of the Probate Court the same being a Court of Record within & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Penelope Cooley for a Pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Springfield this seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven.
Justice Willard

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
mmHJ am
October 11, 1923
Mrs. E. F. Coomes Niantic, R. F. D. # one one Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 22846 it appears that George Cooley, while a resident of Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, enlisted in October 1781 and served as a private in Captain John Hobby's Company, Colonels John Greaton, Mellen and Hull's Massachusetts Regiment until he was discharged the last of December 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818 while a resident of Springfield, Massachusetts. He died in said Springfield December 13, 1819.
Soldier married in Springfield, Massachusetts June 24, 1779 Penelope Rumrill who was allowed pension on her application executed February 7, 1837 while a resident of said Springfield aged seventy-six years. Their second child was born September 29, 1781, no names stated.
Respectfully,
Was substitute for his Bro. Jonathan who enl. in April 1781 & left the army.
Commissioner.

25 Feb Miss Abigail Chapin 1824 Miss Penelope Cooley 1825
J. D. W. Pension Wadsworth City S. Lewis S. B. Calhoun H. R. Office

H. P. R.
Feb. 24. (1877).
J. L. P. de la Sy.
Sir,
I enclose a letter, re- ceived this morning, in relation to the cases of the Widows, Abigail Chapin & Penelope Cooley - for your notice, and am respectfully
Yours ob't serv't.
W. B. Calhoun

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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,846
Penelope Badley widow of George Badley Rev War
Act: July 4 th 36
Index:—Vol. A , Page 450
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Jany 5-97 His Mrs C L Rock Meriden C
See p. 1897 Oct-11- Hist: to Mrs. E. F. Coomes mmu/13

Stamp returned Oct. 11-23
Scientist Cr. R.F. Park Aug. 27-1923
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir, I am trying to find specific record of George Cooley, son of George Colton Cooley, in order to join D.A.R. I have a paper, furnished me by a relative, who has forgotten just what he copied it from (in finding & making a family tree), stating that he

George Cooley. Station of Lynnwood, Mass. served 3 years in Revolutionary War, part of time in Capt. John Hobby's Co. Colonel Grooton's Mass. regiment - Honorably discharged from service. Health failing applied for a pension April 11. 1818 which was granted his widow after his death Dec. 13 - 1819. His widow would be Penelope Cooley or Penelope Russell Cooley possibly. The Adjutant General's Office finds his name

in John Hobb's Co - Colonel Grafton's Mass. regiment, - but state that the Rev. records in that Office is far from complete, & suggested my writing your Office for further details - Will you kindly furnish specific dates as that is necessary for reference by H. G. R. as far as convenient - Resp d
Wm. E. H. Coomer.

J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Springfield Mass. Feb 8. 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
Herewith I send you the application of Penelope Cooley of this town, for a pension - on account of the Revolutionary services of her late husband George Cooley. Please to send the certificate which may be granted, to
Yours very respectfully
Henry Morris

11th Ad M 1873
Free
Hope fine Smith
The Secretary of the Department of War
Washington

Indors are returned the cases of
M m Harris G m Boddy
& Sam l Beach
in which further evidence is furnished - In the case of Beach which was returned Inadmissible on account of desertion from a very critical examination of him & the witnesses - & of the copies of muster rolls in the Camp which further Granger now has, I am satisfied the return of desertion is fully accounted for - The certif- icate of Josh Williams I consider as not regular evidence, but as I had not known him for many years & to be a shrewdly honest man, I have no doubt of its truth -
The cases of David Wood & Elijah Porter
as to their circumstances are returned with my certificates & have no doubt they are very poor -
Springfield Sept 29 - 1860 - J. M. Hooker

Geo. Cooley. Mass. act. 1818 when last fr.??
G.W.B.
Feby 27. 37.
Paid to Dec. 13, 1849
John Lefland

I John Stephenson of Springfield in the County of Hampden Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy seven years do testify & say that I was well acquainted with George Cooley late of said Springfield. I was myself a soldier in the Continental line of the American Army during the whole of the American Revolution and I now receive a pension under the act of Congress passed March 18. 1818. During the latter part of my service said Cooley joined the regiment to which I belonged, as a substitute for his brother who had left the army. The regiment was commanded by Colonel John Gpaton of Roxbury Massachusetts. General Nixon commanded the brigade. As said Cooley & myself were attached to different Companies, I cannot so distinctly remember who was Captain of the company to which said Cooley belonged, but I think his name was Hoby or Hovey or something similar. I saw said Cooley very frequently while we were in the army together. I received my discharge at Newburg June 11. 1783. Said Cooley, being a three years man was detained longer. After my discharge I did not see said Cooley until January 1784, which was just after his return home from the service. I cannot now remember precisely at what time said Cooley joined the regiment to which I belonged, but according to the best of my recollection, he was in the service at that time more than two years. I know that he was married to his present widow before this term of service. I further testify & say that I saw the said Cooley at Roxbury Mass in 1775, when he was enlisted in the Massachusetts militia, but the period of his service at that time I cannot state. — J. John Stephenson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss Feb 2 1037 The above named John Stephenson well known to me as a man of truth and veracity personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me Nathan Brown judge of the Court of Probate for said County

I Moses Bliss of Springfield in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Sixty two years do testify & say that I was well acquainted with George Cooley late of said Springfield deceased. Said Cooley received a pension until his death from the Government under the act of Congress passed March 18. 1818 on account of services rendered by him during the Revolutionary War. I was for a time his agent to procure for him his pension money and I find entries on my books of pension money received by me for him & passed to his credit. The amount of his pension was Ninety six dollars per annum. Moses Bliss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden February 3 1837 The above named Moses Bliss well known to me as a man of truth and veracity personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me N. W. Morris Judge of the court of Probate for said County

Joel Brown of Springfield in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged forty seven years, do testify & say that I was well acquainted with George Cooley late of said Springfield deceased & with Penelope Cooley wife of said George. The said George & Penelope lived together in my neighborhood, as man & wife until the death of said George in 1819. Since which time the said Penelope has remained the widow of said George and unmarried. Joel Brown
Hampden Feb 7 1837 Joel Brown above named were known to me as a person of truth made oaths to the foregoing deposition before me.
Oliver Morris Judge of Probate

Penelope Cooley widow of Jonathan  George Mass.
Justin Willard
Seven
enl d Oct. 81 - and discharged Nov. 83. To 3 Sept r 83 - no. 2. 22.15
old case adm d
22.15 ds paid
75 ¢
No deduction died in 1819
375.00 37.50
412.50
Hon. W. B. Calhoun -
Ho. Rep.

I William Bliss of Springfield in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath do testify & say that I am the Town Clerk of said Springfield & have the Custody of the Town Records. And I further say that there is a record of the marriage of George Cooley and Penelope Rumbill on the twenty fourth day of June A.D. 1779 entered in the book in which said Town Records are kept.
William Bliss
Hampden ss Feby 3 d 1837 known to me subscribed
Before me Clark Morris judge of Probate for said County

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampden S.S.
I Justice William Cluley of the Court of Probate within & for said County, do hereby certify that Oliver B. Morris Esq. before whom the preceding depositions of John Hephurn - Mous Davis - Joel Brown and Wm Bliss were severally executed, is the Judge of said Probate Court & that his signature subjoined to the certificates of the execution of said several depositions, is genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Springfield this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred & thirty seven