Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6551, for Thomas Lynott, Delaware
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Sea Service (Del)
Lynott, Thomas
or
Synott,
NUMBER
R. 6551
CONTENTS
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Thomas Synott
Virginia
Rejected see
letter 12 Nov 1832 to
N. Goff
6551
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Acts of July 14, 1802, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]
6551
P.O.
Thomas Synott
Service;

[STAMPED "REJECTED"]

Enlisted: ,18
Discharged: ,18
Application filed: ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contrac
Cert. of Dis. Searched for, 18
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State of Virginia
Harrison County ⎬ 
On this 22nd day of August 1832, personally
appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the
Court of Harrison County now sitting Thomas Synott
a resident of Harrison County, State of Virginia
aged sixty three years, who having just sworn
according to law on his oath doth make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832
That he entered into the service of the United States, as a volunteer ^ as a cabin boy on board the ship Hope
commanded by Capt Thomas Sprowl, and sailed from Philadelphia (cannot recollect the
 year being very young at that time), that he lived in Wilmington, State of Delaware, previous
to his entering the service.  That sometime after he entered the service he went to serve on board
said Ship "Hope" in company with the ships Carolina, or Charlestown frigate and others. That
he was on board the Hope when she was attacked, and captured by the Brittish [cross-out illegible] the
Ships, Quebeck, and Biomeda [?], and the frigate, Astridge-- that he was then taken as a
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prisoner with the ships to New York and put
on board a prison ship called St Mary ^a prison ship on
East river, when he was detained and a
prisoner of war for nine months, and then
was taken to Brooklyn, Long Island (does
not recollect how long detained there) from whence he made his escape, and returned home, None recollect of ever seeing Capt Sproul, or any of the crew afterwards. he recollects Robert
Cochran, ^Steward of the ship and George Martin [Illegible crossouts] were in
the service with him, never supposing it
would be of any advantage to him, he never
pretended to keep any memorandum of dates,
therefore cannot pretend to give any
accurately-- That this declaration is the best
and only evidence he can give - that
he has no documentary evidence and
knows of no person who can give evidence
of his service, that he was born in Fairfax
County [illegible smudge] and moved when very young to Wilmington Delaware, where he lived when he entered into the service and returned to when he made his escape from the Brittish that he moved from that place to Harford County Maryland and from thence to Harrison
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County Va where he has resided for the
last 37 years and where he now resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present
and declares that his name is not on
any pension Roll of the agency of any State,
Sworn and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Thos Lynott
Personally appeared in open Court, Nally
Shuttlesworth and Josias Adams residents
of said County and after being duly sworn 
according to law. State that they heard, Thomas
Synott the above applicant relate the matter
and circumstances ^(in substances) set forth his declaration
upwards of twenty years ago
---
Sworn and subscribed Nettey Shuttlesworth

this day and year aforesaid, Josias Adam
Mr. Hamilton Goss a Clergyman residing in Harrison
County and Stephen Lee of same place hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with
Thomas Synott who has subscribed
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SERVICE                                                NUMBER
Sea Service  (Del)  Lynott,Thomas         R.6551
                      or    Synott,
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N. Goff
Nov 12-32
P.C. [?]
Recorded Vol.8
Page 40
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War Department
Pension Office
Nov 12, 1832

Sir, The declaration of Peter
Knight, Enoch Moore, Ebenezer Fisher and
Thomas Synott have been examined and
the claims of the three first named have
been admitted. Enclosed are Pension certificates for them.
The service performed by Thomas Synott
as a cabin boy on board of the Ship Hope
will not entitle him to a pension. [crossed-out "it being a private "] Service performed in vessels not commissioned by ^either the General or State governments.
is not provided for by the Revoly Pension laws
His declaration will remain on the files in this
office 
Cox [?]
Nathan Goff Esq
Clarksburg, Va
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