Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35100, for Ezekiel Thomason, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Md.
Md.
Thomason, Ezekiel
NUMBER
S35100
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Notification sent January 8. 1821 to John Handy, Snow Hill, Mayland
13.410
Maryland
Ezekiel Thomason of Worcester Co in the state of Maryland who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gunby of the Maryland
line, for the term of 6 years War
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 29th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of July 1819 and sent to Hon: Thos. Bayly
Princess Anne, Somerset Co Md
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $81.56
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819 $48.
$129.56
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
10 mo: 2/30 4/31
Continued
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35.100
Revy INVALID.
File No. 35,100
Ezekiel Thomason
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18 [1818]
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 430
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis June 9th 1819
I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Ezekiel Thomason enlisted as a Private in the Seventh Maryland Regiment, on the Third day of June 1778 and was [discharged: cross out] on the 16th Aug 1780 Missing
Thos. Karney Aud S. M.
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Judge's certificate as to claimants circumstances wanted [this sentence lined thru]

Maryland line Ezekiel Thomason
Adm.
Further proof of Service waitted
from the Auditor General at Annapolis,
Hon Thos Bayly Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland

[the following is under the above line]
certificate as to the indigent circumstances of the applicant.
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State of Maryland
Worcester County to wit
On this 29th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber an Associate Judge of the 4th Judicial district of Maryland, personally appears Ezekiel Thomason, aged 60 years,
resident in Worcester County in the said district
who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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." That he the said Ezekiel Thomason enlisted in Worcester County State of Maryland in the year 1777 in the Company commanded at first by Capt Hardman afterwards by Capt Lynn of the 7th Maryland Regiment commanded by Col. John Gunby- That he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States untill the close of the Revolutionary war when he was discharged from service at Annapolis in the State of Maryland. That he was in the
Battle of Stony Point, at the Battle of Cambden
and in a number of skirmishes.
and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and has no other evidence in his
power except what is hereto annexed
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year afsd
James B Robins
Assoc Judge of the 4th Md District

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On the day & year first within written
appears William Niblet, and being first duly
sworn on the holy Evangely of Almighty
God deposeth, and saith that he is well acquainted with Ezekiel Thomason, and knew
him to serve as a soldier in the Revolutionary war in the same company with himself, and that they both served to the close of the
war when they were discharged.
Sworn before
James B Robins
I James B. Robins Associate Judge of the
fourth Judicial District of the State of
Maryland do hereby certify that appears to
my satisfaction that the said Ezekiel Thomason did serve in Revolutionary war, as stated in
the preceeding declaration against the
common Enemy and I now transmit
the proceedings and Testimony taken and
had before me to the secretary for the
Department of War, pursuant to the
Directions of the afsd act of Congress
this 29th day of April 1818
James B Robins
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Service Md
Thomason, Ezekiel
Number S 35100
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I hereby certify that the within applicant Ezekiel
Thomason is in reduced circumstances and very poor and stands in need of the assistance of his country
Thomas Bayly
March 3 1819
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SCHEDULE.
Worcester County SS.
On this fifteenth day of November 1820, personally appeared in open court being a court of record ,of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction for the said County
Ezekiel Thomason
aged sixty years, resident in the State of Md
in said County who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: He enlisted in the year 1778 in Worcester County in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Gunby it being the 7th Maryland Regiment on the Continental establishment in which he served for two years and nine months and from
which he was regularly discharged and
that the number of his certificate is 13.410.
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
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.
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I have a chest a table and a bed
[?] and three shoots, a pot, an oven,
some earthen ware three chairs. I have
wife about fifty years, I have seven children two girls and five boys the oldest of whom a female is aged thirteen years. Without the charity of my country or of individuals in my neighborhood
I am unable to live. the Court value the property to the sum of twelve Dollars.

Ezekiel Thomason
his mark

Test:
William Whellington
Associate Judge 4th Judicial District of Maryland

Ezekail Thomason Declaration

Sworn to and declared on the fifteenth day of November 1820
in Open Court
Test John C Handy
I, John Handy Clerk of Worcester County
Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto 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 twelve Dollars.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court, on this 27th day of November 1820
John C Handy
Clerk of the court for the County of Worcester