Gertrude "Gitty"

Apparently there are orders of the NJ Commission of Public Safety to Lt. Gifford Dally to escort Gitty and her minor children to "the enemy" at Staten Island. I have not seen a copy of these orders.

"In the Minutes of the Committee of Safety of New Jersey I found some info on GIFFORD DALLY. This book is in the Pennsylvania Genealogical Library in Philadelphia. I was there in ca. 1985. This is from Book 1,but they did not have book 2 or any others."
(Posted by: Clyde Downing Mon, 20 May 2002 11:09:03 -0700 DALLY-L Archives)

Page 184, Wednesday,7 January 1778,Major DALLY made application to the Board to have a certain number of men to be employed by him as Teamsters and woodcutters in the Continental Service exempted from serving in the militia. This was turned down.

Page 233,5 May 1778, Called the following to appear and give evidence in behalf of the United States,relative to the conduct of GIFFORD DALLY in the Department of Quarter Master in this place Viz; MALCOM McCURRY, JOSEPH LEWIS, ROBERT TOUT, JOHN PUMEROY, JEROD DEY, ELIAS VAN COURT and BENJAMIN LINDLEY. The persons called and gave testimoney,but it is not said what the offenses were. On page 236 the Committee decided that GIFFORD DALLY should be removed as Deputy Quarter Master and the position filled by a new appointment. On page 237 it was agreed that BENJAMIN LINDSLEY Esq. be appointed Deputy Quarter Master in the room of GIFFORD DALLY removed from that office.

Gitty Tedford late of East New Jersey, Sussex County but now of Shelburne Maketh Oath and Saith, That She resided at at the said place in the province of nova scotia from the 15th of July, 1783, to the 25th of March, 1784: and this Deponent further saith, That She was utterly incapable of preferring or delivering to the Commissioners (appointed by Act of Parliament, passed in the Twenty-third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for appointing commissioners to enquire into the Losses and Services of all such Persons who have suffered in their Rights, Properties and Professions, during the late unhappy Dissentions in America, in Consequence of their Loyalty to His Majesty, and Attachment to the British Go-vernment; ) or at their Office, any Memorial, Claim, or Request, for Aid or Relief, on Account of this Deponent's Losses, during the late unhappy Dissentions in America, within the Time Allowed by the said Act, for the Receiving Such Claims, by Reason that this Deponent, durnig all Such Time, viz. Between the 15th of July, 1783 and the 25th March, 1784, lived of resided at the aforesaid place and that she never knew anything of the act of Parliament till after the Reverend Doctor Walter was gone to England. She also had her Claim made out and made application to Justice McEwin and applied to Mrs. Walter. Both informed her that it was too late as Doctor Walter`s return was shortly expected. Her poorness of circumstances and having a large family to support prevented her forewarding it before this time. She therefore relies on the Mercy of the honerable commissioners.

East New Jersey Sussex County
1777
November 30
One Mare                       £ 10.0.00
One Gelding                       9.0.00
Two Milk Cows                    10.0.00
Household Furniture and tools    23.0.00

1778
May 7
A Dwelling Hoise and
Two Half Acres of Land           50.0.00
Saw Mill and Materials           20.0.00
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                                122.0.00
                                109.4.00