Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17988, John Grace, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Grace, John
S. 17988
CONTENTS
carded

18.448
Maine
John Grace (6)
of Iaco in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg't - commanded by Col. Pease in the Mass. Militia line for 9 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Sept 1833 and sent to John Murphy Portland
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. $60. Semi-annual allowance ending Septm 15.
$75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk ok $ Vol. 1 Page 18

John Grace
L.O.
Mr. Piper

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (3)
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Gorham  Portland , within and for said District, on the thirty first day of July — A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this thirty first day of July aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge John Green a resident of Sac in the county of York in said Maine District, aged seventy one 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 served in the War of the Revolution under the following officers: That in the year 1778 he served as a substitute for his father in Col. Stephen  Greenleaf's  Infantry  Infantry , that he was mustered at Westbrook — marched the first a second  of from to  Parker's Hill & then remained  abstained and then went to White Plains & about two months after went to West Point & remained about four months & then went to King's Ferry where he was discharged. He was in Col. Poor's Regiment . The whole term was eight months. He was then in Scarsdale in Maine from where he removed to Saco about seven years ago where he has since resided. He has no record of his age.
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
John Green
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

I William Barton of Gethseme in the State of Maine do hereby say that I was a soldier in Col. Folsom's Company of Pioneers Regiment in the Army of the Potomac in the Battle of New Market in 1862. That we were mounted at New Market and arrived eight minutes after arriving at New Market. John Grace was a soldier with me in the Company at New Market at the whole time. William Barton
Signed & affirmed before
July 31. 1892
Arthur Mose
Judge of the District Court
for the Dist. of Maine
I certify that the above named Deceased William Barton is a veteran of the Revolutionary War, and a worthy recipient of a pension.
Arthur Mose Judge
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 John Grace for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this thirty first day of July . A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey
Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

John Cyree
(Private)
Poor's Mapt. Reg.
1 st June 1770 to March 1779 - 9 months -
15. May 1810.
common enemy; that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country for support and is entitled to the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 10 th of March 1810 on making provision for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of said District Court for the County of Cumberland to be hereunto affixed this sixteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Thompson
Notary Public

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I William Widgeon Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the First Eastern Circuit (the same being a Court of Record within the Commonwealth aforesaid) hereby certify and make known that it has been satisfactorily proved that John Grace who subscribed the annexed declaration is a resident citizen of the United States and an inhabitant of the Commonwealth aforesaid: that he served the United States as a private soldier for the period of nine months in continuation, on the Continental Establishment during the Revolutionary War against the common enemy; that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country for support and is entitled to the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 18 th of March 1818 on a fair provision for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of said Circuit Court for the County of Cumberland to be hereunto affixed this sixteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Grace (Private) Poor's M ty Def. 1. June 1778 to March 1779 - 9 months - 15. May 1818.
Wm Widgeon
Geo. Bradbury
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland in the First Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

I John Grace a resident citizen of the United States and an inhabitant of Scarborough in the District of Maine & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty nine years, being duly sworn do depose and say that I entitled as a private for eight months in Captain Tyler's company Colonel Phinney's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line Continental Establishment in May one thousand seven hundred and seventy five and faithfully served that period and was honorably dismissed at Cambridge on the first of January 1776: that I afterwards enlisted again as a private in Captain Tyler's company Colonel Poor's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line Continental Establishment about the last of May or first of June 1778 and faithfully served until the month of March 1779 when I was honorably discharged at King's Ferry in the State of New York: that I belonged to General Gates' Division and was stationed at White Plains, King's Ferry and at Point. I further declare that I am in reduced circumstances in life and in need of the assistance of my fellow citizens for support: that I do not receive nor am I entitled to receive any pension from the United States except by virtue of the late Act of Congress making provision for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War passed the 18 th March 1818
John ms — Grace March
Witness J. Murray Junr Ann Widge cum
Subscribed and sworn to this fifteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Before me Wm Lloyd
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the First Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

I Daniel Burnham of Scarborough in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I well know John Grace of said Scarborough who subscribed the preceding declaration and that said Grace was a private in Captain Tyler's company in Colonel Phoenix's Regiment for eight months and afterwards a private in Captain Tyler's company Colonel Patten's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line Continental Establishment and enlisted in May or June 1778 and faithfully served until the month of March 1779 when he was honorably discharged at Kings Ferry State of New York. I further say that I was a private in the same company in 1775 and in 1778 and 1779 and enlisted at the same time and was discharged at the same time and place.
Witness J. Murrey Jr Wm Vidgeny
Daniel Burnham
Subscribed and sworn to this fifteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Before me
Wm Vidgeny
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the First Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I Joseph Moulton of Scarborough in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I well know John Grace of said Scarborough who was a private in Captain Tylee's company Colonel Parris Regiment, that I was a private in said company and enlisted the middle of May 1778 and said Grace enlisted about the same time: that said company after passing muster, marched from said Scarborough on the fourth of June 1778 and joined the Continental Army at Pickskills in New York and then went to White Plains; thence to West Point, then to King's Ferry at which last place the company was discharged about the same time. I think I arrived home about the fourth of March 1779 being about ten days after I was discharged. That said Grace is in reduced circumstances in life & in need of the assistance of his country for support.
✓ Joseph Moulton (v)
Subscribed and sworn to this sixteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Before me
Wm Kidgery
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

P 17988
INVALID.
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File No. 17988
John Grace
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 443
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Residence Office Aug 20. 1832.
Joseph H. 30 -
Free
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Washington

Portland Augt 3. 1832
Sir
Enclosed I transmit the Pension Certificate of Sharon Baird whose application under the late Pension Law I enclosed the 26 th ult - Also the Pension Certificate & Serjeant warrant of Philip Owen whose application I forwarded under date date - Also the original application & evidence of John Grace made in 1818 before W. Widgeon Esq m (Judge of the Court of Common Pleas who has deceased) & whose application I forwarded under date of Aug. 1 st - Seem- ing these documents of importance to the applicants I hasten to forward them that they may be filed in their cases for examination -
Respectfully
Your obed t serv t John M c Ilwain
Hon Lewis Cass Sec. of War Washington