Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39126, Thomas Wiseman, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Wiseman, Thomas

Number
S.39126
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5173
South Carolina
Thomas Wiseman
Private
Col. Smallwood
Maryland line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 2d of June 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of Jan 1819 and sent Hon W. Simkins House of Rep.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $24.80
Semi-anl All'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 $48.00
$72.80

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March 1818}

3 years
Edgefield District
Continued

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Notify sent to Hon. E. Simpkins 1820 H.R.
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Thom Wiseman
5173
Copy March 1819

5173
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State of South Carolina
District of Edgefield

On this fourth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for said district and state Thomas Wiseman aged upwards of seventy years resident in Sleepy Creek in said district who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows in the first Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel Smallwood in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Ewing that he is now on the pension roll by virtue of the act of the 18th March 1818 that his pension certificate is dated on the fourth day January 1819 the pension having commenced on the second day of June 1818 and that he has already received his pension from the last mentioned time till the fourth of March 1820 and that the said declarant doth solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United Staes on the said 18th March 1818 and that he has not since that time by sale, gift or in any manner whatsoever disposed of his property or any part thereof to the intent thereby so to diminish it or to bring himself within the provisions of the act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the lad and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts of debts due to him nor has he any estate real, personal or mixed except the property contained in the following schedule viz.

40 acres of Black Jack land of the third quality which is work $50.00
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One Cow and yearling - $15.00
One mare 17 or 18 years old - $25.00
four head of sheep - $8.00
one sow five shoats & six pigs - $15.00
3 plows / gubbing hoe - $3.25
one weeding hoe & pots & an oven - $4.00
tongs and Shovel - $0.75
2 chairs & an old riding chair - $20.00
1/2 dozen plates and 3 knives & forks - $1.00
Some dunghill fowls - $2.00

That he has been disabled while in the service of the United States lost two fingers on his left hand which greatly disables him in his old age and that he has a decrepit old wife to support has but one child who is in very indigent circumstances with a considerable family to support and that there is no one on whom he can depend for support or whom he can look to or for when he can expect any succor.

Thomas Wiseman
His X Mark

Sworn to and declared in open court the day and year above written.

M. Nevins
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I Matthew Nevins Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General sessions for the district and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule therein contained are truly copied from the record 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 said property in the said schedules is one hundred & forty four dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 4th day of October 1820.

M. Nevins

SEAL

CCP
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1 Case
Hon Mr Simkins
19 Dec 1818

Thos. Wiseman
Hon Mr. Simpkins

Admitted

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Thomas Wiseman
The time of entering & the time of leaving it must be mentioned -" 1776 or 1777" is an indefinite time 

The applicant has served at least nine months the precise time of entering the service not and if there is no other objection it will be allowed.

J.C.C.
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The State of South Carolina
Edgefield District

By the Honorable Waddy Thompson Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Equity in the state aforesaid.

To all to whom these presents shall come. Greeting

Know ye that Thomas Wiseman citizen resident of the district and state aforesaid laborer did this day appear before me made oath on the holy evangelist of Almighty God that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war in the year 1776 or 1777 under Captain Nathaniel Ewen of the infantry in the Maryland Line first Regiment commanded by Col. Smallwood and that he fought in the battles of Long Island and White Plains, Germantown and at Gates defeat after which defeat he was taken sick and did not again join the army during the war and that he served faithfully for upwards of three years and that from the circumstance of his remaining sick did not get a regular discharge (This deponent further saith that he was wounded in the battle at Long Island and disabled by having his two middle fingers show off) he further deposes and saith that from his [illegible] circumstances in life he needs the aid of his county for support.

Thomas Wiseman
His X Mark

In testimony that the above named Thomas Wiseman did this day made oath before me of the truth of the above affidavit. I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the court to be affixed this [illegible] day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the independence of the United States of America the forty second.
W. Thompson
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I Waddy Thompson one of the Judges of the Court or Equity in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that from the evidence exhibited before me it appears to my satisfaction that the within mentioned Thomas Wiseman did serve in the revolutionary as above stated and that he is entitled to the benefit of the act of congress passed on the 18th day of March 1818 in such cases.

Given under my hand this day and date above written.

W. Thompson

To the Honorable Jno C Calhoun
Sec at War

I am satisfied from the testimony of Col. Abner Blocker that the within named Thomas Wiseman is in necessary circumstances and needs the aid of his county for support.
Given under my hand this 26th June 1818.

W. Thompson
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Rev & 1812 Wars Section

February 13, 1928

Mrs. W.E. Webster
200 Buffalo St
Warsaw, New York

Madam

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.39126 it appears that Thomas Wiseman enlisted in 1776 or 1777 and served in Captain Nathaniel Ewing's Company, Colonel Smallwood's Maryland Regiment, he was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Germantown, and "Gates Defeat" and served about three years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 26, 1818, while residing in Edgefield District, South Carolina.

In 1820 he stated that he was aged "upwards of seventy years" and was residing in Sleepy Creek, Edgefield District, South Carolina and at some time referred to his wife as old and decrepit and to a child, who had a family, but no names are given.

The above noted Thomas Wiseman is the only soldier
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of that name found on the revolutionary war records of this bureau.

Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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39126
INVALID
Revy

File No 39126
Thomas Wiseman
Pri Rev War

Act 18th March '18

Index Vol 3 Page 567
[Arrangement of 1870]

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1928 Feb 13 - Hist to Mrs. W.E. Webster
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Ex. A.W.F.  
Div. Rev & 1812

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.  Feb 6, 1928

The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit and return to this bureau.

1st name of Widow - Abigail McIntyre
Name of Soldier - Thomas Wiseman

Address of soldier at enlistment and after service - Baltimore, Md & Gainesville NY

State where enlisted - Baltimore MD
Date of Birth - Norwich England 1753
Date of death - Gainsville, NY 1829

If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.

As private Capt. Nathaniel Ewing 1st Maryland Reg. commanded by Col. John Stone.

Return attached letter with reply

Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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Warsaw Feb 8 1929

Bureau of Pensions
Am sorry I did not write more plainly and will send you more information regarding the Rev Soldier Thomas Wiseman. Have filled out your blank and am returning it.

Sincerely yours

Mrs. W E Webster