Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,030, Thomas Bird, Continental
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Continental   Bird, Thomas   S. 34,030
New residence in 1818.
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6,499
Massachusetts Roll

Thomas Bird
Capt (unknown)

Mass line  Private  1 year 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818

Certificate of pension issued the 29th of January 1819 and sent to John Davis Esquire, Judge Boston

Arrears to the 4th of September 1818. 4 months +28/30 --- 39:46
Semi-annual, all'ce ending 4th March 1819 --- 48:00
$87:46

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
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Massachusetts District, ss.
Boston, June 10 A.D. 1818
It appearing to my satisfaction, that Thomas Bird, 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, 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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No 225
Thomas Bird

Thomas Bird
admitted
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United States
Massachusetts District

Thomas Bird of Dorchester, in the County of Norfolk, and District of Massachusetts a resident of the United States and applicant for a person of the United States under an Act of Congress as Act to provide of certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War Massachusetts. ___ he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution one year in manner flowing his Enlisted inDecember 1775 in the company commanded by Captain (unknown) in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton and served in the same corps on year when he was formally discharged, and is in such reduced circumstances as to require aid from his country. - Thomas King

Massachusetts District
Boston 7 April 1818
Sworn to before me
M Davis
(unknown)
(unknown)
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Copy
(unknown) of
Thomas Bird
6499
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk, ss. - Circuit Court of Common Pleas, Special Session, July 17, 1820
On this seventeenth 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, Thomas Bird, aged sixty two years, resident in Dorchester in said County, (unknown), who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: I enlisted into the years service about the first of January 1776 in Cape. Elijah (unknown) company in Col. Greaton's Regiment and faithfully served my country for the whole year and was then honorably discharged (unknown) forth in my favor (unknown) I have received a pension and a certificate therefore dated January 9, 1819 and numbered 6499.
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 with 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; not have I any income, other that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by my subscribed.
Thomas Bird
Sworn to and declared, on the 19th day of July A.D. 1820 before James Ware Judge of C.C.C. (unknown)
I Horatio Townsend Clear 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 options of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is __ dollars and __ cents. In testimony thereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of of the said court, on this nineteenth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend
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I Thomas Bird of Dorchester in this County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts an applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of May 1, 1820 testify and declare that I have no property either real or personal of what name or (unknown) (unknown) except my necessary (unknown) (unknown) that by occupation I am a common laborer I have no family and no means of assistance but the labor of my hand, and from age and infirmity I can now (unknown) to do hard labor as heretofore. 
Thomas Bird
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34 030
INVALID
(unknown)
File No. 94, 830
Thomas Bird
In Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 38
Arrangement of 1870