Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33839, Thomas Tupper, Mass.
Page 1

Tupper, Thomas

SERVICE                                   
Mass.

NUMBER
S.33839

Contents
Page 2

5,048
Massachusetts Roll
Thomas Tupper
Capt Wood  private
Massachusetts Line 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d of dec 1818 and sent to Jona. Leavitt 
Greenfield, Mass.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818. 4 mos 25/30 38.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819.  48--
$86.66
[Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

1 year
Colrain, Franklin present
Page 3

Thomas Tupper

old case 

Admitted
Further evidence
of service required
Jon A Leavitt
Greenfield Mass.
Page 4

I Thomas Tupper, a citizen of the United States, resident in the town of Colrain in the County of Franklin in the State of Massachusetts, on oath declare that I belonged to the Army of the United States in the revolutionary War. In the year 1773 I [entered the service. I served two months in the Company of Capt. Isaac Wood, in the regiment of Col. Cotton, and then I enlisted for one year, I served during that term in the Company commanded by sd. Capt. Isaac Wood in the Regiment commanded by Col. William Shephard of the Massachusetts line — I continued in the service about six weeks after my year was out, & then my Capt. gave me a Discharge at Morristown, which I have lost & do not know what has become of it. After that, I served at least six months in the Company of Capt. Lincoln in the Regiment of Col. Bradford, & then was regularly discharged. I am seventy years old, I am very poor, & by reason of my  reduced circumstances in life & stand in great need of assistance from my Country for support. Dated this tenth day of April AD 1818
 Thomas Tupper  
[Attest] Saml. Wells Jr..   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin S.S. April 10 AD 1818   
Then personally appeared Thomas Tupper signer to the foresaid Declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me
Jon. Leavitt
Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas
Page 5

I Isaac Purington of Colrain aforsd. testify & say that I am well acquainted with the within named Thomas Tupper, & know him to be a very poor man, being almost wholly destitute of property Dated this tenth Day of April AD 1818
Isaac Purintion

Sworn to the day and year aforesaid Before me Jona. Leavitt, Esq. &c

To the Secretary of the Department of War
The Subscriber Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the western Circuit in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which includes the County of Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify that from the testimony aforesaid it appears to my satisfaction that the before named Thomas Tupper served in the Revolutionary war against the common Enemy as he has set forth in his declaration aforesaid and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support —

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the court aforesaid this tenth day of April A.D. 1818
Jona. Leavitt
Page 6

I Foxwell Thomas of New Salem in the County of Franklin, do testify & declare, that I personally know Thomas Tupper now of Colrain in the same County, that I knew his being in the Continental Army in the year 1776 — during the year, that he belonged to Capt. Isaac Wood's company, in which I was a Lieutenant in Colo. Larned's regiment, which part of the time was commanded by Colo. Shepard. 
Foxwell Thomas

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I the subscriber a S. Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuit of this Commonwealth Do hereby Certify that Foxwell Thomas abovename'd personally appeared before me & made Oath to the truth of the Declaration by him subscribed, & I do further Certify that I consider him a person of credibility — Given under my hand, & sealed with the Seal of the Court aforesaid this second day of December AD 1818. Joshua Green  S.J.C.C.C.P.
Page 7

I James Shaw of New Salem in the County of Franklin testify and say that I knew Thomas Tupper now of Colrain in the County of Franklin, in the revolutionary war in the year 1776, and that he served in that war during the whole the year 1776 in the Company of Capt. Isaac  Wood & the Regiment commanded by Coln. William Shepherd in the Massachusetts line: I think the Regiment was then called Coln. Learned's, though he was not present any part of the year that I recollect & I believe that Shepherd was then a Lt. Coln.
James Shaw

Franklin Ss. December 2d, AD 1818.
Then James Shaw personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed 
Before me Varney Pearce Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the above named James Shaw sustains the character of a man of strict veracity
Varney Pearce

I hereby certify that the above named Varney Pearce is a respectable Magistrate & Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid.
Dated this 3rd Day of Dec AD 1818
Jona. Leavitt  Judge &c.
Page 8

33.839
Thos Tupper
Apr. 10, 1818
Colerain Mass -70

75  — Mass
Capt. Isaac Wood
Col Cotton
Pvt. 2 [mo]

76 Capt. Wood
Col Wm Shephard
Pvt — 1 yr

Capt Lincoln
Col Bradford
Pvt. 6 m
No Bat.
Page 9

33839
[Reg] INVALID.

File No. 33,839
Thomas Tupper
Pri Rev War

Act: of 18th March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 424
[Arrangement of 1870.]


Oct 30, 1902
Mrs. R.W. Jacobs
Rome NY
Page 10

O W & N
111 E. Bloomfield St,
Rome, NY
[Stamped-Old War & Navy Files Sept. 9 1902]

Com. of Pensions
Sir, Will you kindly let me know if the following names appear in the pension list of the Revolutionary War
Capt. Sylvanus Gibbs
Col. Benjamin Tupper
Thomas Tupper, or
The name Oakley. Any
Page 11

information will be gladly received.
Mrs. R. W. Jacobs
111 E. Bloomfield St,
Rome, NY

[Stamped- U.S. PENSION OFFICE D SEP 6 1902
Page 12

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD *

NAME Tupper, William
GRADE Quartermaster Sergeant
LINE Connecticut

WARRANT NUMBER. 6568
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Feb. 20, 1790
to Solomon Goss, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.