Rev. War Pension File of Asahel GREGORY (1832); Susquehanna Co., PA



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Archives & Records Servie, GSA, Washington 1969

Selected records from Rev.War Pensions & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files

Microcopy 805 Roll 377, GREER-GREY 

copied Sep 1985 by M. Guyette Wardlaw, 



S.23674; 8 Sep 1832 Susquehanna Co PA

ASAHEL GREGORY of Bridgewater Twp, aged 73 years, enlisted Jun 1775 at 

Lanesborough Berkshire Co Mass under Capt. Asa Barnes and marched as fifer 

to Watertown where he lay about 3 days in which time the battle of Bunker's 

Hill was fought.  From Watertown he marched on to Prospect Hill near Boston 

where the Co in which he served was attached to Gen. Woodbridge's rgt, in 

Gen. Green's division.  That he cont'd in the service at and in the 

neighborhood of Boston until 1 Jan 1776 at which time he was discharged.  

That he immediately enlisted under Capt. Jabez Hall of Lanesborough; the 

company to which he belonged was attached to Col. Seth Warner's rgt of 

Green Mountain Boys so called.  He immediately marched with the rgt for 

Quebec passing through Bennington in VT to Ticonderoga and from thence 

on the ice across Lake Champlain to St. John's; from thence to Montreal, 

at which place he staid about one week, and from Montreal he marched to 

Quebec.  That he lay at Quebec, with the army, during the remaining part 

of the winter; being a part of time sick with the small Pox in the hospital, 

and at other times he attended the sick in the hospital as nurse.  Many 

died of the small pox, severe colds, hardships and privation during the 

winter; and among the number Capt. Jabez Hall.  That on the 6 May 1776 

(Burgoyne's army advancing) a general retreat was ordered.  All the sick 

and invalids were to be taken to a place called Wolf's cove and there 

got on board of boats.  That the father of the sd ASAHEL GREGORY (who 

enlisted at the same time with him) lay sick with the small pox.  The 

time the retreat was ordered that the sd ASAH4EL GREGORY accompanied 

his father to Wolf's Cove and there went with him on board a boat.  

That in the latter part of the same day the boats were closely pursued 

by the British shiping.  They were landed and abandoned to the enemy.  

They then took the main road and went on to a place called the Three 

Rivers where the father of the sd ASAHEL, failing from sickness and 

fatigue could proceed no farther was got into a french family, and the 

sd ASAHEL with two of his mess mates viz. RICE HONEYWELLS and NATHAN 

BRUNDRIDGE, remained with him until his death which happened on the 3 

day after their arrival.  They buried him and, almost nakid, and 

famishing with hunger, proceeded on their way for the US begging a 

scanty subsistence through the country.  He crossed the river St. 

Lawrence to Sorrelle, there met Gen. Sullivan's army, drew provision by 

order of Gen. Arnold and went on to St. Johns and being without officers 

and an invalid got enrolled by a Sgt. Munn, in order to draw rations; 

staid at St. Johns 3 weeks during which time he was on fatigue drawing 

boats up the River Sorelle; was then discharged, crossed Lake Champlain, 

went up the lake by water, landed near Crown Point, passing through 

Bennington in VT and arrived at Lanesborough in the latter pzrt of July 

1776...

(note - several more pages...) above signed ASAHEL GREGORY  







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