Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15588, Seth Gridley, Conn.

SERVICE
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Conn
Gridley, Seth
S. 15588
CONTENTS
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To Connecticut 19150 Massachusetts.
4th Gridley, Russell, in the state of Mass. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Chandler, of the Connecticut line, for the term of three years.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13. of June, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9. of April 19. and sent to John Hooker, judge, West-Springfield, Hampden Co. M.
  Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . .  69.83     Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept 1819. }  48.00     1819. }   $ 117.83    mo. 30 }      4/31 }    
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Notification sent 30 Mar. 1820 to Thos. Chaster, the Connecticut.
Did
June 14, 1826
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Seth Gridley, priv. Russell, Hampden Co. Massachusetts. Col. John Chandler's reg. Connecticut line three years.
13. June, 1818.
Conn.

Seth Gridley 13
of Russell in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, upon oath makes the following declaration that on the twenty eighth day of May A.D. 1777 he enlisted into Capt. Theophilus Munson's Company of Foot, in Col. John Chandler's Regiment, in the Connecticut line, as a common soldier, for the term of three years - that he faithfully served for & during said term of three years in said capacity & after full thereof was honorably discharged at Westfield near Elizabethtown in the State of New Jersey in writing under the hand of Samuel Comstock Capt. Commandant of said Regiment - that he has not seen his discharge for more than thirty years & very believes it to be lost - that he is seventy three years old by reason of his reduced circumstances in life stands in need of his country's assistance for support - & he hereby relinquishes his claim to every other pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States - that he makes this declaration to obtain the benefit of the late Law of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" & that he has not any other evidence in his power of his said service except the affidavit of Lieutenant Beldad Granger hereto annexed.
Seth Gridley
Hampden ss. On this 13th day of June 1818 personally appeared before me John Hooker Esquire Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts including said County of Hampden the above named Seth Gridley, & in my presence subscribed & made oath to the above declaration by him made & it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Seth Gridley did serve in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war, on the continental establishment more than nine months - & that he is in reduced circumstances in life & stands in need of assistance from his country for support - I do hereby transmit the above subpoena in the foregoing proceedings had before me on said application to the Secretary of the Department of War.
John Hooker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss. County
I John Ingersoll, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth aforesaid for said County of Hampden, do certify that the Hon. John Hooker above named is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas above named that the above signature is in his proper hand writing & that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court.
Attest John Ingersoll Clerk

I Bildad Granger of Suffield in the State of Massachusetts do hereby say that in June 1777 I entered the Regiment commanded by Col Gardner in the Connecticut line & in the company of Capt. Phelps also known as a lieutenant in the same company I had my commission from John Hancock then President of Congress & that I continued in said Regiment January & in said company until March 1779 - that I joined said Regiment the last June 1777, having been before then engaged in retreating - That when I joined said Regiment the said Capt. Phelps was then in said company & that he continued in said company & regiment doing duty as a private soldier from that time until I left the said Regiment in March 1779 -
X Bildad Granger
Mass ts Hampden Co. June 13. 1818 Then the above named Bildad Granger personally appeared & being duly examined cautioned & sworn, made oath to the truth of the facts set forth in the above affidavit by him subscribed - Before me John Hooker Clerk Justice of of record
Seth Gendley, priv. Russell, Hampshire Co. Massachusetts Col. John Chandler's Reg. Connecticut line three years. 13. June, 1818.
Conn.
Seth Gendley

Seth Gridley
Nov 19/50.
Apr. 19. Connecticut
R.R.
Recd. 27 Nov. 1820.
The applicant must either have been a resident of the Connecticut state, or that his intention was to be a citizen of the state for the ensuing year and that in order to make the residence and that no other will be allowed in which before his name can be continued.
Thos. Chester Ag. Hartford, Conn.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD, ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.
ON this 1 st day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Seth Grier aged seventy five years, resident in Farmington in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolu-
tionary War, as follows: he enlisted 30 th day of May 1777 for three years in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Chandler in Capt. Theophilus Misonson's company & was discharged the 1 st day of May 1780 as may appear by the original declaration dated the 18 th day of June 1818 his pension certificate is numbered 9156.
"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 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." rig
thirty two acres of land with a small house thereon one story & in poor repair situate in Russell Chap- valued at $ 225.00
He has no family is unable to labor to any effect in consequence of an incurable breach or rupture & the only occupation or labor he can or does perform is that of a labourer on land.
Seth Grier.

Sworn to and declared by said Seth Grisley on the 1 st day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
two hundred twenty five dollars and
cents.
I, Thomas Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this 21 st day of August 1820
Th. Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.

Seth Gridley's application to be transferred from Mass: to Conn. 14 Nov r 1820.
Transferred Nov: 30 th 1820.
Feb 19

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Connecticut, County of Hartford ~ ~ ss. Farmington. ~
On this 14 th day of November 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Hartford ~ personally appeared Seth Gridley who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Theophilus Munson ~ in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Chandler ~ in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Massachusetts ~ from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state ( district or territory ) of Connecticut where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
Seth Gridley
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
John Mix Just. Pacis. ~
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

I Thomas Chester clerk of the county court or court of common Pleas of the county of Hartford certify that John M c Lean is a Justice of Peace for said county & I believe that the foregoing signature of his name is his signature. Witness my hand & the seal of said court at Hartford November 11 th 1820.
Th. Chester clerk

March 22, 1937
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Norman G. Gridley, M.D. 1 st Lieutenant, Medical Reserve Corps 105 South Main Street Horseheads, New York
BA-3/REL Elijah Gridley-W. 4968 Seth Gridley S-15588
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Elijah and Seth Gridley, both of whom served in the Connecticut troops.
The records of those soldiers are furnished you herein.
Elijah Gridley W.4968
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.4968, based upon the military service in that war of Elijah Gridley.
Elijah Gridley, the son of Clement, was born March 18, 1760, at Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. The name of his mother is not shown.
While residing at Farmington, Connecticut, Elijah Gridley enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut troops, as follows: from April 1, 1777, six weeks in Captain Asa Bray's Company, Colonel Hooker's Regiment; from about August 1, 1777, one month as a substitute for his father in Captain Sloper's Company, Colonel Stanley's Regiment and was in a skirmish at Eastchester, New York; from about the middle of September following, one month in Captain Mathew Cole's Company, Colonel Hooker's Regiment; from April 1, 1778, one year in Captain Asa Bray's Company, under Major Wadsworth.
In 1792, Elijah Gridley moved from Farmington, Connecticut, to Oneida County, New York, and in 1797, to Marlius, Onondaga County, New York.

Elijah Gridley was allowed pension on his application executed February 26, 1833, while residing in Manlius, New York.
He died at said Manlius, May 9, 1845.
The soldier married June 26, 1814, at Manlius, New York, Abigail Eliza. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.
Soldier's widow, Abigail Eliza, was allowed pension on her application executed March 22, 1853, at which time she was aged seventy-three years and resided in Manlius, New York. She was borne on the pension rolls as Abigail Gridley.
There is no reference to children.
In 1833, Jabez Gridley, a brother of the soldier, Elijah Gridley, made affidavit in Onondaga County, New York. His age was not stated. In 1855, one Leonard Gridley resided in Manlius, New York; no relationship to the family was shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Abigail Gridley, widow of Elijah Gridley(W.4968), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Abigail Gridley, widow of Elijah Gridley Certificate No. 563 Issued June 2, 1853 Rate $51.32 per annum Commenced February 3, 1853 Act of February 3, 1853 New York(Albany)Agency.
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Seth Gridley S.15588
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.15588, based upon the military service in that war of Seth Gridley.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Seth Gridley are not shown.
Seth Gridley enlisted, place not shown, May 28 or 30, 1777, served as a private in Captain Hanson's Company, Colonel John Chandler's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged May 1, 1780, by Captain Comstock, Captain Commandant of the Regiment.
Sal in Comm hood in this service
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 13, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-three years and resided in Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
In 1820, he was residing in Farmington, Connecticut, and then stated that he had no family.
He died June 18, 1825, place not shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of person paid in the case of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Seth Gridley (S.15588), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Seth Gridley Certificate No. 9150 Issued April 9, 1813 Rate, $8 per month Commenced June 13, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Connecticut Agency.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

P
15588
INVALID.
File No. 15-588
Seth Grisdley
Pre-Rev War
Act: March 18 th 1818
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1937 Mar 22. Hint to Norman G. Gidley letter in case. Elijah Gidley X. 4968-888