Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25371, Thoams Appleby, R. I.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence

On this 20th day of [crossed out and above illegible AD 1838 personally
appeared in open Court being the Municipal
Court of the City of Providence Wait Appleby
now resident in Smithfield in said County
aged 70 years who being duly sworn accor
ding to law doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision of the Act
of Congress of July 7 1838 entitled an
"act granting half pay & pensions to
certain widows" in that she is the widow
of Thomas Appleby late of said Smithfield
who was a soldier of the Revolution that
he served in various companies & regiments
He served in Capt David Mowrys Company
also in Capt Whipples, but she cannot specify
his services but must refer to the widowed
of those who served with him and she
further declares that she was married
to the said Thomas Appleby on the 14 day
of November AD 1784 by Elder Mitchell
that her husband the said Thomas