Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30311, Jonathan Cary, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Gary, Jonathan
S. 30311
CONTENTS

10.502
Massachusetts
Jonathan Gay
of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Allen of the Reg t commanded by Col. Gay in the expedition line for P.M.G.
Male
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Apr 1833 and due to Gay to Second Plymouth Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $46.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 24 Sept " 11.66
$58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. H. to S. B. Blanchard Clerk, Book 8. Vol. 2 nd Page 10.
77
Plymouth

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this eighth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County now sitting at Middleborough within and for said County of Plymouth, Jonathan Cary a resident of North Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy five 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the Spring of 1776 he volunteered in a Company commanded by James Allen, in Col. Simeon Pelay's Regiment, the Company mustered at North Bridgewater & marched to New York and he served in that vicinity at White Plains & Harlem plains for the term of five months when he was discharged. He has no written discharge. He was at the battle at White Plains. He does not know of any individual living who was with him in said Company.
In 1776 he served as a volunteer in a Company commanded by Capt Mitchell in Col. Pelay's Regiment & served two months in the vicinity of Boston. Nason Curtis was with him in this campaign, is now living & he has his deposition.
He was born in North Bridgewater then a portion of the Old town of Bridgewater in 1757 where he has always resided. His birth is recorded in the

town records. He has no written discharges. He is well known to Rev Daniel Huntington & his wife Joseph Sylvester & Daniel Fullin & other citizens of said Town of North Bridgeville. The Rev. D. Huntington being absent from his Point in North Bridgeville.
Jonathan Cary
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Attest Jacob H. Lord
Register of the Court of Probate

We, Joseph Sylvester Esq a Magistrate  clergymen , residing in the town of North Bridgewater and Daniel Field also residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Carey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Jacob H. Lord Reg d Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph Sylvester Esquire who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergymen  Magistrate , resident in the town of North Bridgewater and that Daniel Field who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest Jacob H. Lord Reg d of Court of Probate
I, Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Carey for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
Jacob H. Lord

No 5533
Jonathan Lary
Pm at 7 Months
16 ob.
Jan 18 1833
82333
P 206
Jacob H Lond E Plymouth Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Jonathan Gary of the County of Plymouth in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years,  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 — 5 — Volun ry Gen. Col. Gary, Capt. Allen   " — 2 — ditto Same Col. Capt. Mitchell  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? North Bridgewater  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

I Moses Carey of North Bridge water, County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify and say, that I am a Brother of Jonathan Carey of North Bridge water aforesaid - and that each of us have lived from our infancy in the said Town of North Bridge water. I remember very well, that in the summer of 1777 Jonathan Carey went into the service of the United States for five Months in a regiment commanded by Col. Carey and marched for White Plains in New York - where I am satisfied he did service for five months - I was not in the service with him, but, as I have above stated, he went into the service in the summer of 1777 - was absent from the Town aforesaid more than five months, and during his absence aforesaid sent me several letters dated at White Plains aforesaid, plainly indicating to me, that he was doing duty as a soldier -
Moses Carey
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss Aug. 1st 1832 Personally appeared the aforesaid Deponent, and made oath to the truth of the declarations aforesaid by him subscribed. And I certify, that I am personally acquainted with said Deponent, and he is considered and reported to be a person of truth and veracity - Eliab Whitman Jus of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Eliab Mottingham Esq. before whom the within certificate was made is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth and that I believe his name thereto is his true and proper signature & handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at Middleborough this eighth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Cary a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. File 30,311
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 76 7 mos - Mitchell Simeon Cary Mass.   Sum. 76 5 mos. James Allen Simeon Cary          
Battles engaged in, Mh. Pl. Residence of soldier at enlistment, N. Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Mass. Date of application for pension, Aug 8, 1832 Residence at date of application, North Bridgewater, Mass. Age at date of application, 75 born Old Bridgewater Mass. in 1757
Remarks: his claim was allowed.
1832 Very respectfully,

30311 INVALID.
Rev
Feb. 3/94 Int. Heist. to Cyrus S. Bradley, Southport Conn. C 1907 May 18. Hist. to Edw. A. Hewett. v.
File No. 30311
Jonathan Cary Rev
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 62
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Declaration of Jonathan Cary
No. 5533.
Jacob B. D. D. D.
67 11 18

I Vinson Curtis of Plainfield in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say, that I am acquainted with Jonathan Coney of North Bridgewater in the county of Plymouth and Commonwealth aforesaid, and am knowing to his serving as a private in the War of the Revolution two months as a volunteer in the vicinity of Boston in the year 1776, in the company commanded by Capt Mitchell, & in Col. Coney's Regiment, and I the said deponent served in the same company and same Regiment and was discharged at the same time
Vinson Curtis
Plymouth. S.S. July 31 1832 personally appeared the above named Vinson Curtis and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me
George Clark Justice of the Peace
Plymouth. S.S. Feby 5th 1833 I certify that the above named Vinson Curtis is reputed to be a man of truth and veracity
George Clark Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth being a Court of Record hereby certify that George Clark Esq before whom the within Deposition was taken is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth & that I believe his name to the within certificate to be his true & proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of August in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord
Declaration of Jonathan Day
No 5593

N o 5533
Jonathan bay
Jacob H Lond E Plymouth Ms p

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jonathan Gary which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes in one & one no Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Ebenezer Nichols & Jonathan Cary

Sons of the Revolution.
Office of the Secretary, Southport, Conn
Dec. 21st, 1893.
To The Commissioners of Pensions, Washington, - D. C.
Dear Sir, -
Will you kindly send me for the use of the Sons of the Revolution the records of service contained in the applications for the pensions received by Ephraim Nichols of Greenfield Parish, Fairfield, Conn. and Jonathan Gary of Bridgewater, Mass.
Very truly yours,
Ebenezer Sherwood Bradley, Secretary.

TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER Massachusetts TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
May 3rd - 1907
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me an abstract of the Revolutionary War record of Jonathan Day of Bridgewater, who received a pension, also the maiden name of his wife — of this town also of Samuel Pratt and Zebadiah Snell, if you have their rev. war record, and if they received pensions from the Government. By so doing you will greatly oblige
Yours very truly, Edward A. Hewett