Mifflin-Chester-Philadelphia County PA Archives Military Records.....McGrigger, James January 5, 1836 Revwar - Pension Flying Camp ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roger Jones rogercjone@aol.com December 13, 2019, 12:07 pm The Application Of James McGrigger For A Pension State of Pennsylvania Mifflin County ( ??? ) I David R. Reynolds, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County do hereby certify that the within & foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter (?touching?) the application of James McGrigger for a pension the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 5th day of January 1836 D. R. Reynolds (Prot) We James Gibbney lately residing in Menno Township, Mifflin County, and Francis McCoy now residing in Menno Township aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James McGrigger who we believe him to be Seventy seven years of age; that he is respected where he resides to have been a solder of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and heaihed this day & James Gibboney year aforesaid _____ coran Francis McCoy Cor D. R. Reynolds Proty And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Gibbony Esq, High Sheriff of this County & Francis McCoy Esq. who have signed the proceeding certificate (the former lately a resident and the latter at this time a resident of Menno Township, Mifflin County, are highly credible persons & their statement worthy of the utmost credit. Thos. Burnside John Oliver Judges State of Pennsylvania Mifflin County ( ??? ) On the 5th day of August 1834 personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County before the Hon. Thos. Burnside, Prest. and his associate of said court, James McGrigger, a resident of Menno Township in said County age seventy seven years past. Who being duly sworn according to law, doth in his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress paper June 7th 1832 That he was born in the city of Philadelphia on the 15th day of August 1758. From there he removed to Chester County in his childhood and remained there till the month of June 1776 when he was drafted for two months tour of service in Captain Van Delies Company. That the company marched from the Paoli Tavern to Philadelphia and from Philadelphia to Trenton, and from Trenton to Princeton where the company remained about a week and then marched to Amboy where they remained till the expiration of the two months for which they had been drafted when the company was disbanded without receiving any written discharge. In the latter part of the year 1776 in the month of December he volunteered for a two month tour of service under Captain Elijah Weeks and marched to Bristol. Where the Depot at Bristol, Where Generals Ewin & Cadwallader commanded. After remaining at Bristol some days the detachment (crossed) the river a short distanced above Bristol after having failed in an attempt to cross below on Christmas night. After crossing the river they marched to (Gropansick Creek) & from there to Trenton. From Trenton the army under the command of General Washington started a march on the enemy & marched for Prince Town near to which place they came in contact with a body of the enemy marching to Trenton and after a main contest succeeded in capturing about four hundred of the enemy. In the skirmish at Princeton General Mercer was killed. From Princeton we marched to Morristown. After remaining there till the two months for which the tour volunteers tour expire. then he was permitted to return home but did not received a written discharge. That in the fall of the year 1777 (the exact month this deponent cannot recollect) he was drafted for a tour of service under Captain David Wilson and marched to Philadelphia, Trenton and Pompton Plains, Kings Ferry and where afterwards marched back to Philadelphia where we were discharged without receiving a written discharge. That in the fall of the same year 1778, the exact time this declarant cannot now recollect, he was drafted for two months tour of service under Captain ____ Vaniern and marched from Fox's Tavern, Springfield Township, Chester County to Howards Tavern on the Swedes farm road, where they joined the regiment under the command of Colonel Davis. And after remaining (at and around) this place for about a month the Company was ordered back to Fox's and at the end of the tour were discharged without receiving a written discharge. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not in the pension roll of ant agency in any state. That James Gibboney Esq. & Francis McCoy Esq. of Menno Township aforesaid will testify as to my character for veracity and they belief of my service as a solder of the revolution. Sworn this 5th day of his January 1836 in open court James X McGrigger Claim Mark D.R. Reynolds (poatht) Additional Comments: JAMES MEGRIGER, a revolutionary soldier, died in Menno township, Mifflin county on the 15th inst., at the advanced age of 91 years. He served his country under Washington and Wayne, and took part in the struggles at Princeton, Trenton and Mud Island. Thus one by one are these patriots called home to their final resting place, after having filled the measure of their country's glory. The Messenger, Huntingdon, Pa., March 31, 1847 Buried: West Kishacoquillas Presbyterian Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/military/revwar/pensions/mcgrigge361gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb