Morris County NJ Archives Military Records.....CORY, Rachel September 1781 Revwar - Pension Col. Oliver Spencer's Regt. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cyndie Enfinger cyndiee@tampabay.rr.com December 16, 2007, 9:16 pm Revolutionary Pension Record Of Rachel Cory Widow Of Archibald Dallas RACHEL CORY. September Term 1781. Rachel Cory late the Widow of Capt. Archibald Dallas produced a certificate in the words and figures following, viz. This may certify Captain Archibald Dallas was a Captain in My Regiment and Served as a good and brave officer untill he fell which was in a skirmish with the enemy near Christian bridge in Delaware State in Sept. 5, 1777. Mendham May 12, 1781 Oliver Spencer Coll. and also the following Deposition The Deposition of Samuel Frost taken on oath before Me one of the justices of the peace for the County of Morris deposeth and Saith that in the year 1772 he the Said Deponant Saw Rachel Frost Married to Archibald Dallas and since Said Dallas's decease She the Said Wife hath Married to David Cory Senr. of Persippany. Sworn before Me this 6th day of July 1781 Benj'n Howell and also the following certificate This May certify the General Assembly that David Cory was Joined in the Holy bands of Marriage to Rachel Dallas the Widow of Archibald Dallas Deceased and pronounced before Witnesses lawfaul Man and Wife the 28 of January 1779 by Me Joseph Grover Sept. 11 1781 Presbyterian Minister and also the following Deposition The deposition of Sarah Frost taken on oath this 20th day of Sept. 1781 before Me one of the Justices of the peace for the county of Morris is as follows viz. which Deponant Saith that on the 22d day of Septr 1777 She the Said Deponant delivered Rachel Dallas the Wife of Archibald Dallas of her Son Archibald Dallas and further Saith not. Sarah Frost taken and Sworn before on the day above written. Benj'n Howell. Whereupon the court adjudged that Rachel Cory late Widow of Archibald Dallas is entitled to half pay of her late husband Capt. Archibald Dallas Deceased from the 5th day of Sept. 1777, to the 28th. day of January 1779 and that her Son Archibald Dallas or his Legal representative is entitled to draw the half pay of his Father Archibald Dallas from the said 28th day of January 1779, until he arrives at the age of eight years if he lives untill that time which will terminate on the 22d. day of Sept. 1785. Additional Comments: Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society. Vol. 1, New Series, 1916, Pages 95-96. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/njfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb This file is located at http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/morris/military/revwar/pensions/cory-r.txt