Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10494, for Asa Thomas, North Carolina
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Service          Name             Number
NC                Thomas, Asa   R10494
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State of North Carolina
Wake County

Court of Pleas
& Quarter Sessions
May Session 1854 
On this 15th day of May 1854, being the 3rd Monday in said month persona, lly appeared in open Court, David Thomas, a resident of this County and State aforesaid, who being first sworn according to law, doth upon oath declare that he is the son of Asa Thomas, dec'd, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that said declarant is now in the 73rd year of his age, that he has been informed and verily believes that his father, the said Asa Thomas, served as a continental soldier in the Revolutionary War a period of two years and upwards, that he outlived the service of the United States from Wake County in the State aforesaid, that after the conclusion of said War he removed to Anson County in the State aforesaid where he died, about five years ago, the exact date not recollected by said declarant, that his wife Pleasant Thomas, whose name before marriage was Pleasant Matthews, died
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in Cumberland County in said State before said Asa Thomas, that said Asa Thomas left him surviving several children of whom said declarant and Charity Matthews, wife of Alsey Matthews, whose name before marriage was Charity Thomas, alone survive.  Said declarant further states that he does not know the Officers under whom nor the Company and regiment in which his said father, Asa Thomas, deceased, served, and refers for such particulars to the proofs hereafter to this declaration to be appended.

This declaration is made in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress made and provided for the benefit of Revolutionary soldiers, their widows and heirs.

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David  X  Thomas
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Sworn and subscribed in open court this day of May 1854.

Thomas J. Utley, Clerk
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State of North Carolina
Wake County

I, Thomas J. Utley, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for the County of Wake aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration was exhibited in open court and sworn to by David Thomas at May Term of Wake County Court 1854 which approved of by said court and ordered to be certified to the war department.  I further certify that Young Booker whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit is now and was at the time of signing the same acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at office in Raleigh this 17th day of June, 1854.

Thomas J. Utley, Clerk
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State of North Carolina
County of Wake              ss

On this 9 day of June, 1854 personally appeared before me Young Booker, Justice of the Peace, for the said County and State, Jordan Stuart, aged 98 years, a resident of the said County and State whom I certify to be a credible person, and made oath that he was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War and that he served for about 12 or 18 months in the said war under Captain Williams and Col. _______________ in the Regiment of private soldiers of State of N. Carolina and that he is now endeavoring to retain a pension for said service; that he was well acquainted with Asa Thomas, deceased, while in the service; that of his own personal knowledge he knows that said Asa Thomas served under Captain Williams in the Regiment of N. Carolina in the said Revolutionary War for the span of either twelve or eighteen months, he cannot be certain which; that the said Asa Thomas died at Roan County in the State of North Carolina about five years ago; that his death took place about the time he the affiant knows of his own knowledge.  He also knows that the wife of said Asa Thomas died before her husband.  He also swears that he has no interest in this claim of the children, and is not concerned in the result thereof.  He has resided in North Carolina 80 years.

Jordan   X   Stuart
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Witness
B. Welch
John C. Walden

Young Booker, JOP (seal)
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State of North Carolina
County of Wake            ss

On the 9 day of June, 1854, personally appeared before me, Young Booker, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, Harday Stevens, aged eighty-seven years, a resident of the said County and State, whom I certify to be a credible person and made oath that he has resided in the State of North Carolina for the period of about 87 years; that he lived in North Carolina during the Revolutionary War; that he was personally acquainted with Asa Thomas, deceased; that he knew him intimately during the time of the Revolutionary War; that he knew said A. Thomas to leave his residence in that time to go as a soldier in the said War, and knows that he returned after his term of service in the said War.  He cannot tell the exact term that said Asa Thomas served in the War as it is beyond his knowledge; that he is quite positive that A. Thomas did serve for a considerable time.  He thinks Thomas served in the Company commanded by Captain Williams.  He also swears of his own knowledge that he said Asa Thomas has been dead several years, and that he survived his wife.  He also swears that he has no interest in this claim, and is not concerned in the result thereof.

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Harday     X    Stevens
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D. Smith
Hunton Franklin

Sworn and subscribed this year and day last also mentioned & I certify that I am not interested in this claim.

Young Booker, JOP (seal)
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State of North Carolina
County of Wake      ss

On the 30 day of June 1854, personally appeared before me Young Booker, Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Jordan Stuart, aged 98 years, a resident of the said County & State, whom  I certify to be a credible person, and make oath that he has resided in the State of North Carolina about 80 years; that he is well acquainted with David Thomas and Charity Matthews (formerly Charity Thomas); that he was acquainted with them during the lifetime of Asa or Ashia Thomas, a Revolutionary Soldier and of Pleasant Thomas, his wife, both deceased, and knew them to be always considered the children of said Asa and Pleasant Thomas, he being for a great many years intimately acquainted with the family.  He also swears that to his certain knowledge David and Charity above mentioned are the only living children of the said Asa and Pleasant Thomas, deceased.  He also swears that he has no interest in this matter of the application of the two surviving children for the arrearage and pension due their deceased father.

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Jordan    X    Stuart
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Attest
Brittion Harris
Gray Jones

Young Booker, JOP

State of North Carolina
County of Wake           ss

On the 30 day of June 1854, personally appeared before me Young Booker, Justice of the Peace, in and for said County and State, Harday Stevens, aged 87 years, a resident of North Carolina all his life, whom I certify to be a credible witness and made oath that to his certain knowledge from many years acquaintance them he knew that David Thomas and Charity Thomas (now Charity Matthews, the wife of Abey Matthews) are the only living children of Asa Thomas, a Revolutionary Soldier, and Pleasant Thomas, his wife, both deceased.  He was acquainted with the said David and Charity Thomas during the lifetime of their parents and knew that they were always considered and reported to be the children of the said Asa l& Pleasant Thomas.  He also swears that he has no interest in this matter.

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Harday      X     Stephens
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John L. Atkins
Silas Pope

Young Booker, JOP