Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15807, for Ebenezer Thompson, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE                   
Penn                         

Thompson, Ebenezer,
Hannah

NUMBER
W. 15807

CONTENTS
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3,948

New York

Ebenezer Thompson,
private
Pennsylvania Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Col Moylan

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1st of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of Oct. 1818
and delivered to the applicant
at Washington.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 4 ms. 14/30.    33.06
Semi-anl. all'es ending 4th Mar 1819          48.00
                                                                $:  81.06

[Reolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 181]

3 years [illegible]

Continued
Seneca County
9 Apl 29

Dead Sec letters to A Lewis
4 Aug, 1829; & 27 Aug. 1829.
& 16 Sept. 1829. Also to Agent 16th
Sept. 1829. to C. D. Lanston
Oct 22 1838

Written sideways on right side-
Notifi'n sent Decr. 4th 1820 to John Grover
Auburn N Y
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Albany 1771

Hannah Thompson
widow of Ebenezer Thompson

who was a pensioner under the Act of 18, March 1818
and who died on the 19. april 1829
of Albany Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private Dragoon in the company commanded
by Captain -- of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Moyland in the Penn
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 100 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Feb.
1839 and sent to Hon. J.
Birdsall, H. R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep.'38                          250.00
Semi-annual allownace ending 4 Mar, '39       50.00
                                                                      $300.00[Act July 7,
1838.]

Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk,
Book A. Vol 2  Page 106
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Mostly illegible numbers
16
17

44

1831
1792


49
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Readsborough January 9th : 1797

A Book of Records of Deaths ["Berths' Crossed out]
Births and marreges [sic] I was married to Naby Davison March 18th 1784 and the Deseased [sic] on
February 26th in the year of our Lord 1798
in the 31: year of his Age


Polly Thompson was Born January 20th: 1785

Nabby Thompson was Born February : 14th: 1787

Ebenezer Thompson Junyer [sic] was
Born October the 17:1789
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I was married to Hannah Estey December
the :13;1792

Samuel Thompson : was Born December
the:22:1793

Hannah Thompson was Born August
the :6:1795

George Thompson was Born November the 
:4:1796

Isaac Thompson was Born October the
:8:1798:

Isaac Thompson Departed this Life
September: the 13 in the year of our Lord : 1800
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Ebenezer Thompson his Book

Esther Thompson was Born April
the :6: 1801:

Esther Thompson Departed this Life September
the 5: in the year of our Lord 1814: She
Being twelve years four months and thirty days
old.
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Heobron ["July" crossed out]

Leety [illegible[ was Born July:3: 1803 She being the Daughter of [illegible] and
Nabby Thompson

Ebenezer Thompson Senior Died the 9th
day of April 1829 aged 68 years and
eleven days.
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My mother Mary Rider was
born October 11 1734. She Departed
this Life in the year of our
Lord 1808 in the 74th year of
her age.

Mother Estey Departed this life
March 15 1807 in the 73 year of her
age

Father Estey Departed this Life
in the Year of our Lord [crossed out]
1807 in November 15 in the 77 year
of his age
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1791  4232

Admitted
Private of Dragoons
2 years

Hon. S. Birdsall
HR
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State of New York
Wayne County Ss:  On this twenty fifth
day of January in the year and one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine,
personally appeared before the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas of the County
of Wayne, at the Court House in and
for said County, Hannah Thompson,
a resident of the town of Butler in said
County of Waye, aged Seventy Eight years
who being first duly sworn, according 
to law, doth on her oath, make the
following Declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the pension
made by the act of Congress passed
July 7, 1838, entitled "an act granting
half pay and pensions to certain
widows"  That she is the widow of
Ebenezer Thompson who was a Revolutionary
Soldier and drew a pension
under the act of congress of the 18th day
of March 1818.  That she knows nothing
of his revolutionary services except by
information that she has always understood
and been informed by him that
he was in the service through the
greater part of the war of the 
Revolution and that the latter part of his
service was in the Country and that 
at the time of his discharge he served
in John Craig's company of Dragoons
in the fourth regiment.
For the existence of her husband's revolutionary
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services she refers to the depositions
and affidavits presented to the
department on applying for his pension
filed in the fall of the year 1818 
according to her present recollection.

She further declares that she was
married to the said Ebenezer Thompson
on the thirteenth day of December
one thousand seven hundred and
ninety two [1792]  That her husband
the aforesaid Ebenezer Thompson died
on the nineteenth day of April 1829.
That she was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service, but
the marriage took place previous to the
first day of January Seventeen hundred
and ninety-four, viz., at the
time
above stated, and that she has not
been since married.  That she has not,
and does not know as there is or ever was
any record of their marriage other than
the old paper folio herewith presented
and attached hereto, which was made up by
her said husband shortly after their
marriage and was always left by him as the
family record till the time of his death
since which time it has been kept
by herself.  That the entry of her and
her said husband's marriage is entered
on the second page of the said folio
and is in the following words and
figures " I was married to Hannah Estey
December the :15:1792:" and that this
entry is in the hand writing of her
said husband, Ebenezer Thompson. And
that she does not know of any living
witness by whom her said marriage
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can be specifically proved in this
Section of the Country.

Hannah Thompson [signature]

Wayne County Ss: I certify that the preceding
declaration was duly subscribed & sworn
in Open court, at the [illegible] of the
Court of Common Pleas of said county
Witness my hand & seal of office Jany 25, 1839
D. Chapman, Clerk

Also personally appeared in open
court at the time and place above
specified George Thompson who being
first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath depose and say, that
he is forty two years of age and is the son
of Ebenezer Thompson and Hannah
Thompson mentioned in the aforegoing
affidavit of the said Hannah Thompson.
That he has known and been personally
acquainted with the sad Ebenezer 
and Hannah from his infancy.
That he knew the said Ebenezer Thompson
to be a revolutionary pensioner under
the act of 1818, and that he drew a
pension till the time of his death
which happened on the ninth day of
April 1829. That the said Hannah
now in court lived and cohabited
with the said Ebenezer Thompson, as
man and wife from the infancy
of this deponent till the death of the
said Ebenezer which happened on the
day above stated and that he had
always been informed by them that
they had been lawfully married to
each other at the time in her said
deposition stated and believes such
information to be true. that he has 
always seen & known the said paper
folio as family record mentioned in
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the aforegoing deposition of said Hannah Thompson and 
hereto annexed and the only family
record of the family in the possession of
his father the said Ebenezer Thompson
until his death and that since that
event he has after seen it in the person
of his mother, the said Hannah,
and that he is well acquainted with
the handwriting of the said Ebenezer
and knows the entries therein made
to be in his, the said Ebenezer, hand
writing. that the said Ebenezer Thompson
at the time of his death resided in the 
town of Galen, Wayne County, New York
George Thompson [signature]

Wayne County Ss
Taken & subscribed in Open court January
28, 1839. Witness my hand
& seal office D Chapman
Dep Clerk
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[illegible] Hr

State of New York
Seneca County Ss.
On the first day of May eighteen hundred
and eighteen before me John Sayre one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in & for said county Personally appeared
Ebenezer Thompson aged fifty seven years 29th of March last
& resident in the said County of Seneca 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 Ebenezer
Thompson enlisted in the fourth Regiment of light Dragoons
in the State of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by
Captain John Craig in or about the month of August in the
year one thousand seven hundred and eighty for during the
war that he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service
of the United States until the end of the war when he was
discharged from service in the summer in the year seventeen
hundred and eighty three at Lancaster in said state which
discharge was signed by Benjamin Lincoln secretary at war
which said discharge is last that he was at the taking of
Cornwallis. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands
in need of the assistance of his country for support

Ebenezer Thompson [signature]

Sworn to and declared before me
the day and year aforesaid
John Sayre [signature]

Seneca County Ss. 
On this 1st day of May 1818 John Sutton of
Junius in said County appear before me and
he being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he
was in the same Regiment with the above mentioned 
Ebenezer
Thompson and knew him to serve as a light Dragoon for the
term of service above mentioned

John [his X mark] Sutton

Sworn and subscribed 
this 1st day of May 1818
before me
John Sayre
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I John Sayre a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
of the County of Seneca as within mentioned do certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Ebenezer
Thompson within mentioned did serve in the revolutionary
was as stated in the within declaration against the common
enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and
testimony taken and had before me to the secretary
for the war Department & pursuant to the directions
of the aforementioned act of Congress Dated 1st of May 1818
John Sayre [signature]

State of New York
Seneca Clerk's Office Ss.
I Jehiel H. Halsey Deputy
Clerk of Seneca County in said State
do certify that John Sayre, whose name
appears to the above within and annexed certificate
was at the time of the dates therein mentioned
a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
of Seneca County, acting under the authority
of this State. That I am acquainted
with his hand writing & verily believe the
signature to the certificate to be the proper
hand writing of the said John Sayre

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the Seal of the Court of 
Common Pleas this 10th day of October 1818
J. H. Halsey
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I John Sayre one of the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas in & for the County of Seneca
do certify from evidence addressed to me that
if appears fully to my satisfaction that
Ebenezer Thompson [the person described in 
the annexed declaration] is in reduced 
circumstances and stands in need of assistance ['support' crossed out] from
his Country for support
Dated October 10th 1818
John Sayre [signature]

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Ss:
Personally came and appeared before the honorable
Walter Franklin Esquire President of the second Judicial
district of Pennsylvania, John Light of the City of Lancaster
esquire, who upon oath saith that Ebenezer Thomspon
now here present did belong to the fourth Regiment of
Light Dragoons, [or Pennsylvania Legion] Commanded
by Col Stephen Moylan, in our Revolutionary War,
that he served in Captain John Craig's Company in the
said Regiment until the end of said War.  that this
deponent served as [illegible - paper is folded here]
and was well acquainted with the said Ebenezer
Thompson. and further saith not.
John Light [signature]
Sworn and subscribed this twenty second
day of October in the Year of our Lord
One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen

Walter Franklin [signature]
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Lancaster County, Ss:
I John Light Clerck of the Court of Quarter
Sessions for the County of Lancaster in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do
Certify, that Walter Franklin Esquire
is Presiding Judge of the Second Judicial
district of Pennsylvania, before whom
the deposition of John Light is taken.

In Testimony where of I have hereunto set the
seal of the said Court of Quarter Sessions, at Lancaster
the Twenty second day of October A. D. 1818
John Light, Clk. Q.S.
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Ebenezer Thompson's
declaration
Cont'd
3948
Nov '18
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Northern District of New York
COUNTY OF SENECA SS.

On this fourth day of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in
open court, [being a court of Common Pleas, holden in and for the county of Seneca,
in the district aforesaid, and a court of Record, proceeding according to
the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount,
keeping a record of its proceedings and having a common seal,] Ebenezer
Thompson aged fifty nine a resident in said district, in the town of
Galen in the county aforesaid, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the 
Revolutionary War, as follows: to wit as a private dragoon in Col. Stephen
Moyland's [sic] Regiment it being the fourth, it was said in the
State of Pennsylvania in the Service of the United States in Captain
John Craig's company refference [sic] being had to his first declaration
dated May 1st 1818 will more particularly shew. His pension certificate
is number 3948 and that he has drawn a pension at
the New York agency of 38. a month from the first of May
1818 to the 4th of March last. His pension certificate is dated
Oct. 27, 1818

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States,
on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and
that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one
thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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 that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed. 
My occupation is farming, I have a rupture and from necessity have worn a truss for about twelve
years, at times it is very painful, renders me unable to lift or
carry heavy burthens. I have lost the sight of an eye, excepting
these impediments, I am as able as most men of mt age for
business of my calling. My wife Hannah is aged sixty years
last august is tolerable healthy for one of her age

Ebenezer Thompson [signature]
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List of all the property belonging to: Ebenezer Thompson
[illegible] Galen Seneca
County, State of New York June 4th 1820
| 1 Cow | 20 -|
| 1 Hog or Swine | 5 - |
| 1 Sett Tea Cups | .30 |
| 1 Bowl | .50 |
| 1 Tea Kittle | 1.- |
| 1 Small Iron Kittle | .50 |
| 1 Brass Kittle [pan] | 2 - |
| 1/2 Sett Knives & Forks [broke & in use 20 years] | .12 1/2 |
| 7 Com: Chains | 8 - |
| 1 - do [same as above] | 2.50|
|1 Looking Glass | .75 |
| 1 Crane [Iron] | 1 - |
| 2 Inamel Hooks | .25 |
| 1 Iron Pliers 4 Tongs | 1.25 |
| 1 Axe | 1.50 |
| 1 Hose | .75 |
| 1 Scythe & Snath | 1.50 |
| 2 Pewter Platters | 1. |
| 4 do [same as above] Spoons | .12 1/2 |
| 2 do [same as above] Basins | .12 1/2 |
| 2 Chests | .75 |
| 1 Table | .50 |
| 1 Candle Stand | .25 |
|1 Tea Pot | .31 |
| 1 Tin Cup | .14 |
|1 Shovel | 1- |
|2 Tin Milk Pans | 1 - |
1 Cream Pott | .31 |
| | $52. 12 1/2 |

Ebenezer Thompson [crossed out]
Ebenezer Thompson 
Sworn to & declared in Open court 4th Oct. 1820
J. H. Halsey Clk.
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A list of all the debts from Ebenezer Thompson to secure a pension June 19th, 1820.
Sylvester Clarke                          31.18
Damian Walls                              23.53
George Thompson                      20.00
Clovis Whatson                             0.75
A. Whitney                                     8.00
James Dickson                               2.00
John Lewis                                    35.00 
                                                   $88.46 1/2

                                                 //s//
                                       Ebenezer Thompson

A list of all debt due to Eben. Thompson June 19th 1870.

John Baker                                  50.00
Samuel Thompson                        1.50
Charles F. Smith                             2.00
                                                    $53.50
                                          //s//
                                Ebenezer Thompson
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 4th Oct. 1820.
                                      //s//
                            J. H. Halsey Clk.

   I, Jehiel H. Halsey, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Seneca, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the 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 fifty two dollars and two and one half cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourth day of October 1820.
                                       //ss//
                             J. H. Halsey
                  Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
                  in and for Seneca county.
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(Transcriber's note: Unrelated calculations.)

52.02 1/2
53.50
__________
105.52 1/2
  88.46 1/2
___________
    17.06
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[A file jacket, on the left cover]

Pa 
Rev	WIDOW, &c.	

File No.	15807 

Hannah Thomp[illegible] Wid of Ebenezer Thompson
Pri Rev War 

Act: 	July 4th  /38

Index: Vol     M        , Page  272
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James Thompson

Pa. Act 1818, N.Y.





Ex. NY (illegible signature)
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State of New York
County of Ontario} ss.

George Thompson of Hopewell in the county and state aforesaid, being duly sworn according to law saith he is interested in the investigation of the claim of his mother - Hannah Thompson - late a pensioner of the United States.
    Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 day November 1851.
                                       //s//
                           George Thompson

    James L. Cone Justice of the Peace in and for said county. Know all men by these presents that I, George Thompson, afore named do hereby constitute and appoint Mr. Geo. Wade my attorney to investigate a claim against the United States for an increase of my father's and mother's pension above named. 
    Witness my hand and seal this 28th day of Nov. 1857.
                                          //s//                  
                                  George Thompson
Sealed and delivered in presence of W.D. Gregory.

State of New York
Ontario County} ss.

    On this 28 day of November 1857 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, George Thompson above named, acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed.   
                                  //s//
                         James L. Cone
  Justice of the Peace in and for said county.
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                                   Free

J. L. Edwards
Commss. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

C. Thompson 
Act 7818
       N.Y.
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Clyde Oct. 16, 1838.

J.L. Edwards Esqr.

Sir,
    I have been requested to inquire at your department for the widow of an old soldier, Ebenezer Thompson & Hannah his wife were married in March 1786.  He claimed a pension under Act of 1818 & died April 1, 1833, while in the receipt of such pension.  Their marriage took place after he left the service.  Can she, under these circumstances, draw a widow's pension?  Your answer to the above will very much oblige.

                                       Yours 7C.
                                          //s//
                                 C.S. Lawton
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4232
               No. 5.

(illegible)
N.Y.

Hannah Thompson   & July '38
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Saml. Mimosale
Ho. of Reprs
U. States

[cut off] ames L Edwards Esquire
Pension Office
Washington

[Written vertically]
Hon S Bomsall
HR
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                                         Free

Quinus, N.Y.
July 8, 1818

The Hon.  John C. Calhoun
Secretary for the Department of War
Washington City.
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State of New York
Seneca County} ss.

    I John Sayne one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said county of Seneca do certify that Ebenezer Thompson of said county of Seneca who was a light dragoon in 4th Regiment of Dragoons from Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War and whose declaration made before me on or about the 1st of May last past and sent to the Secretary for the Department of War is (it appears fully to my satisfaction from witnesses addressed to me) in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of assistance of his country for support. Dated at Romulus in Seneca County the 7th day of July 1818.
                                     //s//
                              John Sayne

State of New York
Seneca Clerk's Office} ss.

    I certify that John Sayne Esqr. who as it appears to my satisfaction made the above certificate, was on the said 7th day of July inst. a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Seneca County acting under the authority of this state and that I believe the above signature to the (be) the proper hand writing of the said John Sayne Esqr.  In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 8th day of July 1818.
                                     //s//
                             Jehiel H. Halsey
           Clerk of the Court Seneca County.
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[An index card, preprinted, with individual information handwritten]

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

NAME                             Thompson, Edward

GRADE                           Private

LINE                                Hazen’s Regiment

WARRANT NUMBER   13823

ACREAGE                      100

ISSUED                          Iss [crossed out] March 26, 179? (wim)
      to --- not shown --- Notation: “On file, not delivered”

__________

* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.