Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15958, for Joseph Thomas, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
N H

Thomas, Joseph
..................Temperance

NUMBER
W.1595.8
B.L.Wt.6294-160-55.

Soldier died in 1825
CONTENTS
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1509  Jny
New Hampshire
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Temperance Thomas 
widow of Joseph Thomas
who served in the Revolutionary 
war as a Serg't & Lieut 
N.H.
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
220 Dollars 22 Cents 
per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
29 day of August 48
and sent to Joel Adams 
Lowell  Mass
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February  2, 1848 Page 154 Vol. 1
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[illegible] 
Capt. Col. [illegible] 
Ad: [ADMITTED] 160 [illegible] Sept 13 [18]55 Boyton Revy. {REVOLUTIONARY] War
[illegible] July 48 no 1563
100 years old
Special case per order of Chief Clerk 
Primary [illegible] for Mr. Rhett
Joel Adams Lowell Mass
Vol T. 57
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121 3121
3349
Temperance Thomas widow of Joseph N. H
Act 7 July 1838
Married 1779
died 1825
Allow
2 mos. Jan  6.66
8 mos. Sept 40.00
6.16 Lieut 87.10
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16.16dys [DAYS]. $133.76
NH Militia Capt. [illegible] Col. Evans
on rolls Capt. Sanborn
Emerson & [illegible]
[illegible] Murray
Newmarket NH
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County Ss.

On this twenty [illegible] day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, before the Court of Common Pleas (it being a court of Record) in and for the County of Rockingham aforesaid. Personally appeared Temperance Thomas, a resident of New Market in said County of Rockingham, aged eight two years, who, first being sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of Joseph Thomas late of Durham in the County of Strafford, and state aforesaid, deceased who was a Private, Sergeant, and Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution. She declares that according to best of her knowledge or belief the said Joseph entered the service the latter part of April 1775 under Captain Henry Dearborn in Col Stark's Regt. and served under him about two months as a private and was then appointed a Seargeant, and served under said Dearborn in that capacity untill [sic] the first of September, at Charleston at which time said Thomas marched with said Dearborn in [illegible] detachment against Quebec once or twice [illegible] the spring the exact time she cannot state; She further declares that the said Joseph served as a Lieutenant
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under Captain Smith Emerson in Col Thomas 
[illegible] Regt. four months in the fall of the year of 1776 -that he served as a Lieutenant under Captain George Tuttle, in Col Stephen  Regt in the Fall of 1777 and was at the taking of Burgoyne That soon after the taking of Burgoyne Capt. Tuttle came and the said Joseph took command of the company and was absent until the Spring following. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph on the tenth day of April one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy nine, at the house of Jonathan Robinson in said Newmarket by the Revd [REVEREND] Nathaniel Ewen That her husband the said Joseph Thomas died at Durham aforesaid on the Eighth day of May AD 1825 of [illegible] That she was not married him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794, at the time above stated.

She further declares that she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the said Joseph Thomas - That previous to her marriage to the said Joseph Thomas her name was Drew, That she has  no Documentary evidence of her [illegible] of the service of the said Joseph Thomas That she has had by the said Joseph Thomas Eight children the youngest of whom was born January 28 1796
Temperance her x mark Thomas
J.B. Hoitt Witness to Temperance Thomas Signature
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The foregoing declaration sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
Attest J. B.  Hoitt Clerk
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss.
I, J.B. Hoitt Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that the the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Temperance Thomas for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court this twenty
Sixth day of October Anno Domini 1848
J.P. Hoitt Clerk
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I Edmund Pendergast of Durham, in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy seven last October
depose and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Thomas late of Durham aforesaid, deceased from my youth up to the time of his decease. I further depose and say that the said Joseph Thomas with his brother James came to me some time in September 1777 while I was at work cutting Stalk on my mothers [sic] farm I then being an orphan as the part of my Father under Seventeen years of age and invited me to enlist as a soldier and go with them and join the army at Bennington. I hesitated at first to enlist fearing that my mother would not be willing for me to go but after being urged by them and having a special promise that they would take good care me I enlisted and persuaded a neighbor of mine by the name of David Davis to enlist also, and at her request signed his name, he not being able to write in a very fine degree the company in which I had enlisted mustered and marched under the following named officers, George Tuttle of Lee in said County of Strafford Captain, the said Joseph Thomas first Lieutenant & said James Thomas Second Lieutenant and Thomas [illegible] ensign our Company was attached to the Regt commanded by Col [illegible] of Dover N Hampshire. We arrived at Stillwater soon after the general engagement had taken place between the American Troops and the British under Gen [GENERAL] Burgoyne and before the surrender of the latter. The said Joseph Thomas held the office and discharged the duties of first Lieutenant from the time I first enlisted until I left the army at a place called Albany new city Now NY which was a little short of
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County ss On this Eleventh day of September one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Rockingham, personally appeared the within
Ruhanah [illegible] and made solemn oath that the within deposition by her subscribed is true; and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with said Ruhanah [illegible] whose character for truth is good
David Mundy Jus [JUSTICE] Peace
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I Anna Bennet of Durham in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged eighty-three years aforesaid and say that I was ***** acquainted with Temperance Drew of said Durham before her marriage to Joseph Thomas late of said Durham  deceased, and which they lived together as man and wife in said Durham. (That) I was present when the said Joseph Thomas was married to the said TEmperance at Newmarket in the county of Rockingham by the Rev. Nathaniel ( Iwer). That I saw the marriage ceremony between them performed and hence the said (Iwer) (promises) the said Joseph Thomas and Temperance man and wife. That I am unable to (fix) the (period) of time (into) marriage (places) but (it so took place) (Several) years before I was married myself. I should think four or five years that I was married myself to Eleazor Bennett with whom I now live on (iho) sixth (aas) of April on (hous and such hanknes) about seventy four eighty four that I (hource) I I (*****) Tmperance a few years after the death of her husband (moved) to Newmarket or short distane from her former residence. Witness: John Bennett Anne Bennett  State of New Hampshire Rockingham County on this tenth day of September AD 1838 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in (cared) for said County the aforenamed Anne Bennett and make oath that the above official by her subscriber is here once I certify that the character of said Anne Bennet for (truth) is good. David Murray, Justice of the Peace
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I, Eleazor Bennet of Durham in the County of Strafford and the state of New Hampshire aged eighty eight years (culd) (term) (do puse) and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Thomas late of said Durham deceased from my your up to the time of his decease. In the year (seventy house use and seventy big) about the first of Septmber I volunteered my services in teh eyar of the Revolution in a company commanded by the following officers  (mr) smith (Evenson) of Lee (cafiefear) the said Joseph Thomas and James LIbby were (stationed) once John Church of Barrington new ensign (ozaber) (many were received from the town of Durham,Lee, Dover and Barrington at the request of Gen. Washington the Right to which in were attended was comanced by Col. Thomas Tash of Newmarket, Keicester (Gel) Welch of Pleistow were (Mafer Macgergor of Londonerry are in the county of Rockingham she (mustered other maidepees is ) a very few days (econanlt t) the Right at home (neck) in New York whose we (need) a halt for another time. Hence we marched up hte North river about forty miles by (in cleg) Gen. George Clinton. A (plcee Gabreese Gart ...)
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I Betsey Thompson of Durham New Hampshire (dophage) and say that I was fifty six yers old Noverber 1st 1837 that I am a daughter of Joseph Thomas late of said Durham deceased and Tempernce Thomas (now) in Newmarket New Hampshire his widow that I lived with my father and mother the said Joseph and Temperance from my infamce until about nine year ago when my mother went to Newmarket about a mile and a half from her former residence with live with another of her daughters of (******) seven years in Epping. That I have one sixttey daugheter of the said Joseph and Temperace  was then myself now living in Han***** Massachusetts of the how not recently deceased wif the the George Edgerly that I now live with the same (*****) that my father and mother lived on from the time of thier marriage until the decesase of Joseph that (******* all that time they lived together as husband and wife and have no (*****) they were (*****) that my mother the said Temperance Thomas has never intermarried but continues the widow the said Joseph Thomas that my father the said Joseph Thomas deceased at Durham aforesiad on the eight day of May one thousand eight hundered and twendy five of (Leing Fever) that so (*****) of my father con mother marriage was every (*****) by my father many of his family and my (*******) that afer diligentl (*****) I am unable to find any memorandum that (*********) Temperance Drew for that was my mother maiden name as I have always understood by mother the siad Temperance Thomsa as the wife of Joseph Thomas and belive the (***** ******) Betsey Thom(perand)