Excerpts from "James Gray- Revolutionary War Record" researched and penned by Ann Gray Lawrence:
James was the son of JOHN GRAY and CATHERINE GARDNER (a Widow). His parents were married Sep 18, 1747 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James married Parthenia White March 26, 1786 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James was sixteen years old when he first enlisted in the Army; influenced by his older half brother John to fight for independence. Jan 1st 1776 he was recruited in the town of Sharon, Litchfield Co, Connecticut and joined the Company commanded by a Capt. S. Sloan, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Patterson, called the Boston Forces. Maj.Sherburn of Rhode Island commanded the battalion to which Capt. Sloan's Co was attached. He marched to & joined his company and the main army under Gen. George Washington at Cambridge, near Boston. He remained encamped there until the middle of March, and then marched with the Army into Boston, which had been evacuated by the British. Soon after entering he was marched through Connecticut to New London, & there boarded a vessel and sailed to New York with the same co. and regiment. He was many places after that, Albany, Ticonderoga to Montreal in Canada. Soon after Montreal they were under the command of Gen. Benedict Arnold for a while (who later on turned traitor to his country). From Montreal Gray retired with the Army to Ticonderoga where he remained until the fall of 1776, during which he worked at the fortifications on Mount Independence, and making a floating bridge across the lake Champlain. He was there when the Declaration of Independence by Congress was proclaimed. From Ticonderoga his company marched to Newtown in Pennsylvania, and while there joined the forces that crossed the Delaware in the night under the company of Gen. Washington and, made the attack upon the British at Trenton on or about Christmas of that year (1776). James Gray was in so many places (to many to name). He was discharged in Jan of 77, rejoined in May of 1778. For a time he was in the Connecticut Militia. He was also engaged in the New York Levies for about 9 mo. In the winter of 1780 there was cold, hunger, and want of clothing that caused the greatest suffering among the troops. They lost many soldiers, horses, etc. There is much more to tell, but there is not enough room. James was given a discharge dated 26 February 1780, having served four years, more or less and was now age 20. It wasn't until about 50 years later, at age 72 through an Act of Congress in 1882, he got a pension. Pension Claim S-2245 (S stands for Survivor). He was awarded a pension of $80.00 per year, and received an initial payment of $160.00, representing payment for time elapsed from passage of the Act of Congress until 1883, when he actually got the sum of money. End of Ann G. Lawrence information.
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Biography from the 1897 History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania:
James Gray, Sr., was born in Sharon, Connecticut, in 1760, and there grew to manhood. He resided a few years in Boston, Massachusetts, and then removed to Cooperstown, New York. In 1805 he came to Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and located in what is now known as Gray’s valley, which was so named in his honor, where he bought 1,000 acres of land and paid cash for it. The place of his settlement is one of the prettiest and most fertile spots in Tioga county, and he was one of the earliest among the pioneers of the township. Little of his early life is known by his descendents, except that he served seven years in the Continental army, and thus did his full share toward establishing this free government. He was discharged, from the service with the rank of Captain. In 1785, he married Parthenia White, of Norfolk , Connecticut, who bore him a family of nine children, as follows: John, James, Silas, George W., Renssalear, Betsy, Mrs. Aurelia Ripley, Mrs. Evelina Rumsey, and Mrs. Melissa Reynolds. Mr. Gray was originally a Federalist and afterwards a Whig. In religion both he and his wife were of the Episcopalians. He died March 1, 1846, his wife having preceded him to the grave, in May, 1833.
James was the son of JOHN GRAY and CATHERINE GARDNER (a Widow). His parents were married Sep 18, 1747 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James married Parthenia White March 26, 1786 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James was sixteen years old when he first enlisted in the Army; influenced by his older half brother John to fight for independence. Jan 1st 1776 he was recruited in the town of Sharon, Litchfield Co, Connecticut and joined the Company commanded by a Capt. S. Sloan, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Patterson, called the Boston Forces. Maj.Sherburn of Rhode Island commanded the battalion to which Capt. Sloan's Co was attached. He marched to & joined his company and the main army under Gen. George Washington at Cambridge, near Boston. He remained encamped there until the middle of March, and then marched with the Army into Boston, which had been evacuated by the British. Soon after entering he was marched through Connecticut to New London, & there boarded a vessel and sailed to New York with the same co. and regiment. He was many places after that, Albany, Ticonderoga to Montreal in Canada. Soon after Montreal they were under the command of Gen. Benedict Arnold for a while (who later on turned traitor to his country). From Montreal Gray retired with the Army to Ticonderoga where he remained until the fall of 1776, during which he worked at the fortifications on Mount Independence, and making a floating bridge across the lake Champlain. He was there when the Declaration of Independence by Congress was proclaimed. From Ticonderoga his company marched to Newtown in Pennsylvania, and while there joined the forces that crossed the Delaware in the night under the company of Gen. Washington and, made the attack upon the British at Trenton on or about Christmas of that year (1776). James Gray was in so many places (to many to name). He was discharged in Jan of 77, rejoined in May of 1778. For a time he was in the Connecticut Militia. He was also engaged in the New York Levies for about 9 mo. In the winter of 1780 there was cold, hunger, and want of clothing that caused the greatest suffering among the troops. They lost many soldiers, horses, etc. There is much more to tell, but there is not enough room. James was given a discharge dated 26 February 1780, having served four years, more or less and was now age 20. It wasn't until about 50 years later, at age 72 through an Act of Congress in 1882, he got a pension. Pension Claim S-2245 (S stands for Survivor). He was awarded a pension of $80.00 per year, and received an initial payment of $160.00, representing payment for time elapsed from passage of the Act of Congress until 1883, when he actually got the sum of money. End of Ann G. Lawrence information.
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Biography from the 1897 History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania:
James Gray, Sr., was born in Sharon, Connecticut, in 1760, and there grew to manhood. He resided a few years in Boston, Massachusetts, and then removed to Cooperstown, New York. In 1805 he came to Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and located in what is now known as Gray’s valley, which was so named in his honor, where he bought 1,000 acres of land and paid cash for it. The place of his settlement is one of the prettiest and most fertile spots in Tioga county, and he was one of the earliest among the pioneers of the township. Little of his early life is known by his descendents, except that he served seven years in the Continental army, and thus did his full share toward establishing this free government. He was discharged, from the service with the rank of Captain. In 1785, he married Parthenia White, of Norfolk , Connecticut, who bore him a family of nine children, as follows: John, James, Silas, George W., Renssalear, Betsy, Mrs. Aurelia Ripley, Mrs. Evelina Rumsey, and Mrs. Melissa Reynolds. Mr. Gray was originally a Federalist and afterwards a Whig. In religion both he and his wife were of the Episcopalians. He died March 1, 1846, his wife having preceded him to the grave, in May, 1833.
Excerpts from "James Gray- Revolutionary War Record" researched and penned by Ann Gray Lawrence:
James was the son of JOHN GRAY and CATHERINE GARDNER (a Widow). His parents were married Sep 18, 1747 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James married Parthenia White March 26, 1786 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James was sixteen years old when he first enlisted in the Army; influenced by his older half brother John to fight for independence. Jan 1st 1776 he was recruited in the town of Sharon, Litchfield Co, Connecticut and joined the Company commanded by a Capt. S. Sloan, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Patterson, called the Boston Forces. Maj.Sherburn of Rhode Island commanded the battalion to which Capt. Sloan's Co was attached. He marched to & joined his company and the main army under Gen. George Washington at Cambridge, near Boston. He remained encamped there until the middle of March, and then marched with the Army into Boston, which had been evacuated by the British. Soon after entering he was marched through Connecticut to New London, & there boarded a vessel and sailed to New York with the same co. and regiment. He was many places after that, Albany, Ticonderoga to Montreal in Canada. Soon after Montreal they were under the command of Gen. Benedict Arnold for a while (who later on turned traitor to his country). From Montreal Gray retired with the Army to Ticonderoga where he remained until the fall of 1776, during which he worked at the fortifications on Mount Independence, and making a floating bridge across the lake Champlain. He was there when the Declaration of Independence by Congress was proclaimed. From Ticonderoga his company marched to Newtown in Pennsylvania, and while there joined the forces that crossed the Delaware in the night under the company of Gen. Washington and, made the attack upon the British at Trenton on or about Christmas of that year (1776). James Gray was in so many places (to many to name). He was discharged in Jan of 77, rejoined in May of 1778. For a time he was in the Connecticut Militia. He was also engaged in the New York Levies for about 9 mo. In the winter of 1780 there was cold, hunger, and want of clothing that caused the greatest suffering among the troops. They lost many soldiers, horses, etc. There is much more to tell, but there is not enough room. James was given a discharge dated 26 February 1780, having served four years, more or less and was now age 20. It wasn't until about 50 years later, at age 72 through an Act of Congress in 1882, he got a pension. Pension Claim S-2245 (S stands for Survivor). He was awarded a pension of $80.00 per year, and received an initial payment of $160.00, representing payment for time elapsed from passage of the Act of Congress until 1883, when he actually got the sum of money. End of Ann G. Lawrence information.
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Biography from the 1897 History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania:
James Gray, Sr., was born in Sharon, Connecticut, in 1760, and there grew to manhood. He resided a few years in Boston, Massachusetts, and then removed to Cooperstown, New York. In 1805 he came to Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and located in what is now known as Gray’s valley, which was so named in his honor, where he bought 1,000 acres of land and paid cash for it. The place of his settlement is one of the prettiest and most fertile spots in Tioga county, and he was one of the earliest among the pioneers of the township. Little of his early life is known by his descendents, except that he served seven years in the Continental army, and thus did his full share toward establishing this free government. He was discharged, from the service with the rank of Captain. In 1785, he married Parthenia White, of Norfolk , Connecticut, who bore him a family of nine children, as follows: John, James, Silas, George W., Renssalear, Betsy, Mrs. Aurelia Ripley, Mrs. Evelina Rumsey, and Mrs. Melissa Reynolds. Mr. Gray was originally a Federalist and afterwards a Whig. In religion both he and his wife were of the Episcopalians. He died March 1, 1846, his wife having preceded him to the grave, in May, 1833.
James was the son of JOHN GRAY and CATHERINE GARDNER (a Widow). His parents were married Sep 18, 1747 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James married Parthenia White March 26, 1786 in Sharon, Litchfield Co, Conn. James was sixteen years old when he first enlisted in the Army; influenced by his older half brother John to fight for independence. Jan 1st 1776 he was recruited in the town of Sharon, Litchfield Co, Connecticut and joined the Company commanded by a Capt. S. Sloan, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Patterson, called the Boston Forces. Maj.Sherburn of Rhode Island commanded the battalion to which Capt. Sloan's Co was attached. He marched to & joined his company and the main army under Gen. George Washington at Cambridge, near Boston. He remained encamped there until the middle of March, and then marched with the Army into Boston, which had been evacuated by the British. Soon after entering he was marched through Connecticut to New London, & there boarded a vessel and sailed to New York with the same co. and regiment. He was many places after that, Albany, Ticonderoga to Montreal in Canada. Soon after Montreal they were under the command of Gen. Benedict Arnold for a while (who later on turned traitor to his country). From Montreal Gray retired with the Army to Ticonderoga where he remained until the fall of 1776, during which he worked at the fortifications on Mount Independence, and making a floating bridge across the lake Champlain. He was there when the Declaration of Independence by Congress was proclaimed. From Ticonderoga his company marched to Newtown in Pennsylvania, and while there joined the forces that crossed the Delaware in the night under the company of Gen. Washington and, made the attack upon the British at Trenton on or about Christmas of that year (1776). James Gray was in so many places (to many to name). He was discharged in Jan of 77, rejoined in May of 1778. For a time he was in the Connecticut Militia. He was also engaged in the New York Levies for about 9 mo. In the winter of 1780 there was cold, hunger, and want of clothing that caused the greatest suffering among the troops. They lost many soldiers, horses, etc. There is much more to tell, but there is not enough room. James was given a discharge dated 26 February 1780, having served four years, more or less and was now age 20. It wasn't until about 50 years later, at age 72 through an Act of Congress in 1882, he got a pension. Pension Claim S-2245 (S stands for Survivor). He was awarded a pension of $80.00 per year, and received an initial payment of $160.00, representing payment for time elapsed from passage of the Act of Congress until 1883, when he actually got the sum of money. End of Ann G. Lawrence information.
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Biography from the 1897 History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania:
James Gray, Sr., was born in Sharon, Connecticut, in 1760, and there grew to manhood. He resided a few years in Boston, Massachusetts, and then removed to Cooperstown, New York. In 1805 he came to Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and located in what is now known as Gray’s valley, which was so named in his honor, where he bought 1,000 acres of land and paid cash for it. The place of his settlement is one of the prettiest and most fertile spots in Tioga county, and he was one of the earliest among the pioneers of the township. Little of his early life is known by his descendents, except that he served seven years in the Continental army, and thus did his full share toward establishing this free government. He was discharged, from the service with the rank of Captain. In 1785, he married Parthenia White, of Norfolk , Connecticut, who bore him a family of nine children, as follows: John, James, Silas, George W., Renssalear, Betsy, Mrs. Aurelia Ripley, Mrs. Evelina Rumsey, and Mrs. Melissa Reynolds. Mr. Gray was originally a Federalist and afterwards a Whig. In religion both he and his wife were of the Episcopalians. He died March 1, 1846, his wife having preceded him to the grave, in May, 1833.
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JAMES GRAY
a revolutionary soldier
DIED
Mar. 1, 1846,
Aged 85 years,
6 M's. & 6 D's.
In early youth my country called
And I its voice obeyed
By foes my body was entrald
and now in dust is laid
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Transcribed September 1983 by J. Kelsey Jones
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