Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 12,762, for Pomp Reeves, Rhode Island
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Service:  R.I.

Reeves, Pomp
Carlis, Thankful
or  Colis

W.12762

Former widow
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3290

Rhode Island 

Thankful Corlis,widow of Pomp Reeves, dec'd, who died in the year 1785, a Pensioner in the state of R Island

who was a Private in the Regt commanded by Cols Green and Olney in the Rhode Island line for 2 years private
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Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of April 1840- and sent to Hon. N. R. Knight, Senate U.S.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1840  $320.00
Fenneal allowance ending Sept 4 - $40.00
(total) $360.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836,section the 3rd

Recorded by S A Elliott, clerk
Book A, Vol 2, Page 84
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Thankful Corlis
formerly widow of Pomp Reeves

RI

Act 4 July 36 and 7 July 38 resol'd

m 77 d 85 - no Bible
admitted
2 years pri
$80

no deduction
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence 

On this 5th day of February AD 1840 personally appeared before me Zurel Potter one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County, Thankful Corlis, now resident in the City of Providence aged 77 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain a pension according to the act of July 4, 1836, the explanatory act of March 3d 1837 and Joint Resolve of July 7 1838.  that on the 15 day of April AD 1777 she intermarried with Pomp Reeves who afterwards enlisted & served as a private during the war in Col Greenes & Col Olneys regiments & was honorably discharged. that she was married in Smithfield in said County by Ichabod Comstock Esq, a justice of the Peace but the only evidence she has of her marriage is a private record in an old book which was made soon after the marriage & which old book has been in her possession ever since & is herewith entered and she further declares that she lived with the Pomp Reeves until his death which took place in the spring of the year 1785; he died  away from in New York
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And she further declares that after the death of her husband the said Pomp she lived a widow until the 31 day of August 1834 when the intermarried with Jonathan Corlis & lived with him as his wife until Sept 2 1836 when the said Jonathan died;  that since that period she has lived a widow wherefore she requests that a pension may be granted to her agreebly to the provisions of the acts and resolve aforesaid

Thankful Corlis (her mark)

Attest: Zurel Potter

Providence in the City of Providence Feb 5th AD 1840

Personally appeared before me Thankful Corlis who subscribed her name to the aforegoing declaration by making her mark and made oath to the same and I further certify that from age and infirmities she is too feeble to attend Court

Zuriel Potter Just C.C. Pleas
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It appears by the Regimental Book, that Pomp Reeves a coloured Man, enlisted into the Army of the United States, a private, to serve during the war, that he did serve in the Regiment successively commanded by Colonels Christopher Greene and Jeremiah Olney, in the Rhode Island line, on the Continental Establishment, from the time of his enlistment until the fifteenth day of June 1783, and being then sick in a Hospital resigned (?) from the cantonment of the Regiment, did not receive the furlough directed by a General Order of the second day of the same month

May 10th 1839.

Jon Dexter Mayor of said Regt at the termination of the War
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I David Walker of the City & County of Providence do testify & say. that I am Seventy two years of age; that I am acquainted with Thankful Corlis, formerly the wife of Pomp Reeves, The said Pomp was a soldier in the Revolutionary war as I have always understood & as I have always understood was married to the said Thankful. I do not remember what time they were married, but it was when I was about Eight or nine years of age, which would make the marriage to have taken place about the year 1777.

After said Pomp came out of the army he and the said Thankful  lived together in Pawtucket village in the State of Rhode Island as man and wife. I lived in said village at that time and until I was twenty years of age, and I know they lived together as man & wife & were always purported to have been married.

David Walker

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence County 

On this 26th day of Febuary A.D. 1840 in the City of Providence personally appeared
before me David Walker, the above named & made oath that the facts by him stated in the above affidavit by him signed in my presence are true to the best of his knowledge & belief. the said David Walker is a credible witness.

William H Smith Justice of the Peace
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I Maria Ormsley of the City of Providence being now thirty four years of age on oath do testify & say that
I am well acquainted with Thankful Corlis formerly the widow of Pomp Reeves. I was present when her last
husband Jonathan Corlis departed this life. It was in September 1836. Since his death the said Thankful
has remained unmarried and she is now his widow.

Maria Ormsley - her mark

Witness to Maria Ormsley's mark:  Wm H Smith

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State of Rhode Island 
Presidence County

In the City of Providence on this Seventh day of March A D. 1840 the above named Maria Ormsley personally appeared before me the undersigned, & made oath that the facts above stated by her are true to the best of her knowledge & belief.

I further certify that the said Maria Ormsley is a credible witness

William H Smith
Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island
Secretary's Office March 7. 1844

I Henry Bowen Secretary of said State, and keeper of the records and the Seal thereof, Do Certify, that at the session of the General assembly of said State holden on the first Wednesday of May last, Zuriel Potter was elected a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within the County of Providence, and William H Smith Justice of the Peace for the City of Providence in said County each for one year and Commissioned accordingly as appears of record.

Witness my hand and the Seal of said State, the day and year first above

Henry Bowen
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1930 Aug 8 - Hist to Adj Gen Lee; carbon copy in misc files under C H Bridges

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Revy WIDOW

File No.  12762

Thankful Corlis
Wir of Pomp Reeves
Priv - Rev War

Act:  July 6, 1836

Index:  Vol A, Page 147

[Arrangement of 1870]
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4937
RI

Let to Hon N R Knight
March 28, 1840

Act 4 July 36 & joint resolution
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Hon N R Knight
March 28, 1840

O C
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Pen Off
March 28, 40

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the claim of Thankful Corlis, formerly the widow of Pomp Reeves dec'd has been examined and her papers filed.

The proof of the service is sufficient but the date of the marriage should be established by the original private record which she says in her declaration has been in her possession from a short period after her marriage.

Hon N R Knight,
Senate

(Handwritten note added to the above:  Evidently the "old book" was never forwarded - not in claim)
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March 13, 1840

Mr. Edwards

I enclose you the papers and application of Thankful Reeves, widow of Pomp, a soldier of the Revolution.

Respectfully yours,

N R Knight