David Jay war pension

From the Revolutionary War Pension File of DAVID GEE

January 3, 1917

Mr. Frank E. RAPP
PO Box 91
Brooklyn, NY

Sir: In reply to your letter of the 15" ultimo, you are advised that from the
papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3241, it appears that DAVID
GEE or JAY enlisted in the spring of 1777, served as Private under Captain Titus
and Col. Henry B. Livingston and under Capt. John Francis Hamtramek and Col.
Cortland of the New York Line. He was in the battle and capture of Burgoyne, in
Gen. Sullivan's Indian Expedition, at the surrender of Cornwallis and was
discharged in 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application excepted April 10, 1818, at which time
be was 66 years old and a resident of Tioga County, Pa. He died March 6 or 7,
1833, at Farmington Township in said county.

He married at Nine Partners, N.Y. in the fall of 1787 or 1788, MARY RYDER or
RIDER, who was also called Molly and Polly and the name GEE which was Welch was
pronounced JAY in English and spelled that way by his son JESSE R.

His widow applied for pension August 15, 1843 at which time she was 83 years old
and a resident of Middlebury township, Tioga County, Pa. and she stated that she
had six children, namely; Catharine, Robert, Susanna, Sally, Charity
[underlined], and Jesse R., all of whom were alive except Susanna. She died in
Middlebury Township, Nov. 14, 1843 and the pension due her was allowed to the
surviving children in 1857, Jesse R. of Elkland, Tioga County, Pa., Catharine
JAY of Middlebury, Pa., Sally wife of William MOSS or MORSE of Middlebury, Pa.
Charlotte (underlined) wife of A. O. TAYLOR of Elmira, N.Y.

Very respectfully

Commissioner.