REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION EXTRACT - DAVID McGEE

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M804-1683

David McGee
R.6716
Massachusetts
15 Pages

State of Michigan
County of Jackson 
April 18, 1840
David McGee, resident of Concord aged 80 years
He enlisted March 1, 1777, Town of Colvain in Hampshire County, 
Massachusetts
Enlisted under Captain Kemp, John Stewart was Lieutenant, field officer 
was Col. Leonard.
Volunteered together with twenty-one others form the same town: Moses 
Rangin,
Robert Patterson, Isaac Pennell, Archibald Pennell, John Caldwell, John 
Call.
After enlisted, marchted to Ticonderoga for at term of one month. During 
that time he was not ina any battle but was frequently on Gurad and on 
fatigue duty.

On the first day of August, 1777, enlisted for term of three months 
under Capt. Densmore, the field officer was Col. Woodbridge that he 
resided at this time in the town of Colrain that he enlisted with 
others: John Newman, William Hodge, David Morrison. And ....

Jonas McGee resides in Pembroke, County of Genesee, NY.

I was born in the town of Colrain, Hampshire County (now Franklin), 
State of Massachusets Feb 14, 1760

In 1791 I moved to Kingsbury, Washington County, New York.
In 1802 moved to Bottom Washington (now Warren) county
In 1833 I mvoed to Concord, Jackson County, Michigan where I now reside

I received a written discharge at Albany form the service of my last 
enlistment,
signed by Commissary Hezekiah Smith.

Thomas McGee was Justice of the Peace in county of Jackson

State of New York, Genesee County
March 2, 1839
Jonas McGee of the town of Pembroke said he is a native of the town of 
Colerain in the State of Massachusetts that David McGee is his brother.