Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6261, for William Tomlin, Virginia
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Service Continental Va.
Tomlin, William
S.6261
Carded
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332
Virginia
William Tomlin Senr
of Fauquier Co in the State of Virginia
who was Corpl & Sergt of Cavalry in the Company commanded by Captain Moore of the regt commanded
by Colonel Washington in the Virginia
line, for the term of three years,
from - 1778 to - 1780
Va. [illegible] Continental
Records completed.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 134. 21/100 Dollars per month, to
commence on the 4 day of March 1831
and

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of August
1832 and deld to Pensioner
Present

Sergt 8 mo. 23 das
Confe. 15 " 8 "

the Roll on   day of
182  and notification sent to
at
Pension commencing on the
of  182

Amount due on 4th of
March 183~
4 Sep

$134.20
64.10
$201.31

Revolutionary Claim,
Acts 7 June 183~

Rec. Book D.
Vol. 7. fol: 121
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefits
of the act, entitled "An act for the relief
of certain surviving Officers and soldiers of
the army of the Revolution" approved on the
15th of May 1828. I William Tomlin, of
the County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia
do hereby declare, that I am listed
in the continental line of the army of the
Revolution, in the Foot serice, and served
two years, part of the time as sergeant, and
then enlisted in the Horse as sergeant and
served three years as such, and when
discharged was sergeant in Captain
Henry Willis' company in the fourth
Regiment of the Pennsylvania Dragoons
and I also declare that I cannot say
positively, that I received certificates for
the reward of Eighty Dollars to which I
was entitled, under a resolve of Congress
passed the 15th May 1778 but think it
probable I did, as I was in service
at that time and long afterwards -
The lapse of time makes it impossible for
me to say with certainty - - -
And I further declare that I
was not, on the 15th May 1828 on the Pension
list of the United States
Witness my hand this 17th day of
June 1828 -
Wm Tomlin
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Before me a Justice of the peace in the County
of Fauquier in the state of Virginia personally
appeared this day Joseph Norris - - -
and Samuel Norris of the said county
who did severally make oath that William
Tomlin by whom the foregoing declaration
was subscribed, in generally reputed and
believed to have been a soldier in the
army of the Revolution, in manner as
therein stated.
Witness my hand, this 17th day of
June in the year 1828. 
Wm R. Smith

Wm Tomlin - Declaration -
Recd 24 July 1828
660.

I, John A.W. Smith Clerk of the Court of
the County of Fauquier in the state of
Virginia do hereby certify, that William
R Smith, before whom the foregoing affidavits
were sworn, was, at the time of Justice of
the peace in the aforesaid County and
duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand, and affixed the seal of
the said Court this   day of June
in the year 1828.
John. A.W. Smith
clk Fauquier County Court

671
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on Roll of Malan's Reg.
Sergt 8 mo. 23 days
Corpl 15 mo. 8 days
$134. 21/100 ann.

Pensioner [illegible]

Honbl
Lewis Cass
Secretary at War
Washington D.C.
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State of Virginia:
Fauquier County, Sct.
On this 24th day of July 1832, personally appeared before
the justices of the County Court of Fauquier William Tomlin Senr
a resident of Fauquier and State of Virginia, aged seventy
four years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act
of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he enlisted in
the army of the United States in the year 1776 with Cap
John Chilton for two years and served in the third Regiment
of the Virginia line under the following named
officers at different times, Col. Mercer, Col. Weedon,
Major Marshall who was promoted, and Col. Heath
during these two years he marched from Alexandria to
Williamsburg, from thence to the State of New York
where he was engaged at the fight at New York and the
White Plains - Then the regiment retreated to Trenton,
crossed into Pennsylvania and was at the taking of the
Hessians at Trenton - He was at the Battles at Princeton,
Brandywine and Germantown - He reenlisted at
the Valley Forge in December 1777. for three years under
major William Washington for Col. Milan's regiment
of Horse which he joined in 1778 under Capt. Moore
in New Jersey - He continued in the army to the North
untill the latter part of 1780, was marched to Lancaster
in Pennsylvania and discharged - He resided in
the County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia when
he entered the service - He was enlisted as a sergeant
in the Regiment of Horse, acted as such for three
years the term of his enlistment, and received fifteen
dollars per month.
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatsoever to a pension or an annuity, except the present,
and he declares that his name is not on the
pension Roll of any agency in any state
Wm Tomlin
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above
named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I John AW Smith, Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County
State of Virginia, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains
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the original proceedings of the said COurt in the
matter of the application of William Tomlin Senr.
for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
27th day of July 1832, and in the 57th year of
the Commonwealth.
Jno. A.W. Smith C.C.
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Fauquier July 30. 1832
Sir
Annexed you will receive my
declaration in order to avail myself
of the benefits of the act of congress
passed June 7th. 1932 - As I have no
doubt but my name is on the roll
of the army of the Revolution, I
suppose this will be sufficient -
I shall be obliged if you will
forward my authority to draw the
money, and the forms required
for me to execute
Respt
Honbl. Lewis Cass. YOS -
Wm Tomlin Senr
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sion on file in this Bureau. Wm Tomlin Sr S6261.

Dates of enlistment of appointment. 
Length of service.
Rank.
Officers under whom service was rendered. Captain. Colonel.
State.

76
2 yr
Sgt
John Chilton
Mercer
Weedon
Heath
3 Va regt

Dec. 77
3 yrs.
Sgt.
Moore
Henry Willis
Maryland's 4 regt
Cont. Light Dragoons

Battles engaged in, New York White Plains Trenton Princeton Brandywine Germantown

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fauquier Co Va

Date of application for pension, June 17, 1828 Claim allowed

Residence at date of application, Fauquier Co Va.

Age at date of application, 70

Remarks: No date as to family
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6261.
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 6261
William Tomlin
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7th "32
Index: -Vol. M, Page 376
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1907 Oct. 26. Hist. to Mrs
J.S. Tomlinson. No. 1. Plymouth
11" St. N.W. Wash. D.C. (by order
of Mr Marsh Comr. room) an
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1828 papers
to be filed
with Ad
ow Im
File #
6261
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Wm Tomlin - Sergt -
Penn. line -

Virginia
to Record, Ref or old Books.
Inval. file no.6261.
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671

Revolutionary Claims.

Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and
Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
5 September 1828

The annexed paper, relating to the claim of William Tomlin,
under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a
request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any
records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive,
the bounty land granted by Congress for service in the Continental line of the Army
of the Revolution.

Richard Rush.
The Hon. the Secretary of War.

War Department
Bounty Land Office
15 Apr 1828

William Tomlin a soldier of the Penna line,
is not returned as entitled to land from the
W. states, or has a warrant issued for him
E. Stephens
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Augt 14 1828.
William Tomlin, of  in the County of
Fauquier, in the State of Virginia, has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he
enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant in captain
H. Willis's company, in 4th Regt of Dragoons of the Pennsylvania line;
and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of
the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the
pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing -

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary,
A Dinkins.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
20th August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to  in the  [crossed out]
It further appears that William Tomlin is not now on the pension
list of the [crossed out] any - - - - agency, and has not been so since the 3d March
1826 at the rate of [crossed out] dollars per month [crossed out].
The name of William Tomlin cannot
be found among those of the Pennsylvania line to
whom Certificates for the granting of eighty Dollars
were issued -
Peter Hagner Ano
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Wm Tomlin
Cor. & S'ergt.
Annual allowance
134.21
Placed on roll
Aug. 21, 1832
Inv. 2621