Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2453, Thomas Cranston, R.I.
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SERVICE.
R.I.

Cranston, Thomas

NUMBER.
R.2453
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State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington
On this 13th day of October AD 1851 personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Probate for the town of North Kingstown in said County and a Court of Record William Cranston of said North Kingstown age 59 years who being duly Sworn, makes the following declaration for himself & other children of Thomas Cranston late of said town, deceased, a soldier of the Revolution in order to obtain all arrears of pension due their father the said Thomas at the time of his death, And the said William further declares that his father the said Thomas was a soldier of the Revolution that he enlisted as a private & served a year in the Rhode Island Brigade of State troops in Col Archibald Granges Regiment as he has understood and verily believes that he departed this life on the twenty fourth (24th) day of August AD 1830 but by the provisions of the act of Congress of July 4th 1836, his widow or his children in case he left no widow are entitled to rate of pension that he would have been entitled in case had survived the passage
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...of June 7, 1832 granting pensions to officers and soldiers who had served six months and when he was in the war of the Revolution and the said William further (states) that whatever or may of pension were due to his said father at the time of this death now belong to his children as he left no widow. The names of the children are contained in the certificate of the Court of Prelate which is herewith sent. 

                     William N. Cranston 

Signed & sworn to in open court the
day & year first above as written.
 
                      Certified Sam. Pierce R.C.H.
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State of Rhode Island &c.
County of Washington 
Be it remembered, that a Court of Probate holden at & for the town of North Kingstown in said County on the 13th day of October AD 1851 satisfactory evidence was produced before said Court that Thomas Cranston late of said North Kingstown deceased, departed this life on the twenty fourth day of August AD 1831.  that at the time of death he left no widow surviving him, but left the following children. to wit, Samuel Cranston, William Cranston & Jeremiah Cranston, Esther Helms wife of Silas Helms, Penelope Wright wife of Ebenezer Wright, Avis Tripp & Sarah Bacon wife of John Bacon, the said Esther since deceased, leaving two children Nathaniel & William Helms and the said Penelope also since deceased, leaving two children Ann Eliza and Susan Wright, & that each of the surviving children of said Thomas Cranston are over twenty one years of age-

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 13th day of October AD 1851 
Saml. Peirce P. Clk
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No. 38?289
Wm Cranston

Thomas Cranston Decd.
R.I.
Act 7 June 1832

B. Carell
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I William Cranston, of the town of Attleborough in the County of Bristol in the state of Massachusetts, being now in the City of Providence, do on oath testify & say.. that I am now eighty five years of age, that during the war of the revolution I resided in North Kingstown in the State of Rhode Island- and I further certify that I had two brothers Thomas Cranston & John Cranston who were soldiers of the revolution. they both enlisted in Captain James Parkers company and Colonel Craigs, regiment of Rhode Island State troops- Thomas then lived in my father and when he came home one evening he said that he and John & William Northup had all enlisted. This was some time before Sullivans expedition in the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy Eight but I forget the month. After his first enlistment had expired he enlisted a Second time in the same regiment.  These facts are within my perfect recollection, for then I was about 12 years of age, I also well recollect that after the Pension act was passed, my brother said he was going to see the Hon Tristan Burgess to get him to assist him in getting his pension, but he was taken sick, shortly afterwards & died and I further testify that William Cranston who has signed & sworn to the preceding Declaration is the son of my late brother Thomas and the names of his other children are correctly stated therein The
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wife of my brother Thomas died before he did.  Of all the above facts I have a distant recollection.
William Cranston 

Providence ss.
This eighth day of November AD eighteen hundred & fifty one, personally appeared William Cranston and made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement by him signed.  I also certify that the statements of said William Cranston are entitled to full credence.
Before me,
Thomas C Greene 
Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations 
Providence sc.

I Levi Salisbury Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Providence, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Thomas C Greene before whom the annexed affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the Peace in said City of Providence in said County, that by law he is authorised to administer oaths and take depositions, and that his signature thereto written is genuine. 

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at the City of Providence this eleventh day of November AD 1856
Levi Salisbury
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Providence Nov 12 1851

Sir

I herewith enclose the claim of the children of Thomas Cranston a soldier in Col Crarys Regiment in Capt Parkers Co. the claim is but small but it will help them to whom it belongs.  The death of Thomas Cranston so soon after the pension act was passed is sufficient to amount why he never himself applied for a pension-
I find the name of Thomas Cranston in the List of those to whom depreciation of pay was awarded & the sum of £1713.6 for appreciation which same indicates 12 months service in 1778, as witness Mary Cranston testifies 
I am Respectfully you obt svt
Benja. Cowell

J.E. Heath Esq
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Thos. Cranston

REJECTED
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Nov. 15-1837

Appl of Thomas Cranston  Decd.

PROVIDENCE RI NOV 12

Benja. Cowell
Providence

Jas. E. Heath esq.
Commsr. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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No. 38289

Ths. Cranston decd.
R.I.
Act 7 June 1832

Benj. Cowell: Feb 3rd 1852
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