Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33195, for Obadiah Thayer, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (Mass)

THAYER, Obadiah
S. 33195

CONTENTS
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10,621
Massachusetts
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Obadiah Thayer of Weymouth in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819 and sent to Hon John Davis, Judge, Boston
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819  $83.90
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  $48.00
Total $131.90

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Notification sent October 25th 1820 to Samuel Blagg, Boston Mass
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No 479

Obadiah Thayer

private - Greaton Mass Reg't - one year - '76

20 April 1818
Adm'd
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United States
Massachusetts District

Obadiah Thayer of Weymouth in the County of Norfolk and District of Massachusetts, a resident citizen  of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, maketh oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution, One year in manner following he enlisted in December 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Jacob Gould in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton and served in said corps in New York, Canada and the Jersies untill December 1776 when he is formally discharged and is in such reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his country

Obadiah Thayer

Massachusetts District for Boston
20 April 1818
Sworn to before me

M Davis, Dist Judge Mass Dist
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT

20 March 1819

I am satisfied that the above named Obadiah Thayer by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his County for support.

M Davis, District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS.
Boston June 13 A. D. 1818

IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Obadiah Thayer subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary "war;"" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying document marked together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.

M Davis
Judge of the District Court U.S.
Massachusetts District.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION

8-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C.,   ----:-------:19---

In reply to you request of. ------,received---
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COPY
Schedacle + 
Obadiah Thayer
10021May 1819
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, SS -- CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this Seventh day of July 1820
personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Obadiah Thayer aged Sixty
years, resident in (Jamesson) in said County, Butcher who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: as a private in the Company commanded by Cap Gould in the Regiment Commanded by Col Graton Massachusetts line his Declaration was made on 20. April 1818. His pension Certificate dated 15 May 1819 Numbing 1062,
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent
thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust
for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Obadiah Thayer
Sworn to and declared on the Seventeenth day of July A. D. 1820 before
James Ware Judge C.C. Com
Pleas Connis
I Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is   dollars
and     cents,   

In testimony whereof I have set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty fourth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.
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Schedule of Property belonging to Supplicant he a Private in the Army of the Revolution
Real Estate None
Private Estate None
Occupation a Butcher but unable to work in Consequences of Aging infirmities
Family there is None.

Obadiah Thayer
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33195
Rev. INVALID


File No. 33,195
Obadiah Thayer
Priv. Rev, War

Act; 18th March 1800
Index;-Vol.2, Page 431
[Arrangement of 1870]


(Right Side)
1916 Except. G. history to Mrs. Edith S. Stevens Mac donald M.13
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This may Certify that Obadiah Thayer enlisted into Col. John Gratons' Regiment in the Continental Service in December 1775 and Served as a good Soldier- one year.

Milton 17th April 1818           Elijah Vose   Lieut. Col
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Filed 19 March 1819
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The Samuel Bates & Abner Blanchard both of Plymouth in the county of Norfolk + Commonweath of Massachusetts herein testify & Declare that on or about the first day of February 1776. They enlisted into the United States Service at Cambridge for the terms of one year. Jacob Gould was our Captain & John Graton Col. of the regiment at which time Obadiah Thayer of the same Plymouth enlisted with us into the same company+ regiment as a private soldier preformed service in the said Company & regiment for & during the term of twelve months in the different departments of the United States Service for the 18 day of  March. The regiment marched from Cambridge. To the Parish of New London & from thence took passage to New York. after a short stay there received orders to march to Quebec & went as far as to the river Sorel, at the confluence of the river St. Lawrence, from thence we retreated to Mount Independance opposite the Old Fort at Ticonderoga & about the middle of November we marched into the State of New Jersey & on the first day of January 1777 making out twelve months. Service we were discharged at the place called Morristown in said state all which time & included the said Obadiah Thayer was with us in said service & preformed duty as a private Soldier & was discharged with us at the time aforesaid & further the deponents saith not

Samuel Bates
Abner Blanchard

Norfolk ss. Waymouth March 12th 1819 personally present Samuel Bates + Abner Blanchard & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by them Subscribed before me. Eliphalet Loud Justice of the peace


Norfolk ss. Waymouth March 12,1811 those Certify that the testimony of Samuel Bates and 

Abner Blanchard, so far as respects & truth & veracity is not to be doubted.
Eliphalet Loud Justice of the Peace
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Supt. Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
Have you upon your records anything concerning Obidiah Thayer of Braintree, Mass. He was born 21 March,1724, serving as corporal in Capt. Gould's Co. Cols. Benjamin Lincoln Regt, enlisting at  N.ergham
If possible I wish to find the
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date of his death,
Yours truly, 
(Mrs) Edit S. Stevens Macdonald
Nasobon-Mass
August 24th