Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,216, for John Thomasson, Virginia
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Service
Va.
Thomasson, John
Number S. 6216
Contents        carded
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4135
Virginia
John Thomasson
Louisa Co. in the State of Virginia
who was a drummer of the Reg. Command
in the Virginia Militia _from 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 20 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Janu 1833 and ? W. Dabney
Hanover Co. Va.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                       30.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending ? 1833          10.00
                                                  ?               40.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk
Book D Vol.7  Page 121
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This certificate was forward to C.W. Dabney, Montpelier Mar 29th
it having been returned to this office as a dead letter.
Hon. James Garland May 20, 1836
Let to P.P. Winston, and order to Pension Dept to pay Sept. 2, 1837
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Virginia
Louisa County (Va)
On this 13th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open
Court before the court of the County of Louisa now sitting John
Thomasson a resident of said County and State aged seventy nine
years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
That he enlisted in the first corps of regular troops raised in the county of 
Louisa in the war of the revolution, in the early part of the summer of
1775 or 1776 and was drummer in the company of which Anderson
Thompson was afterwards Lieutenant, and Then as Irkus or Captain
was exercised for several months in his own county and was then marched
North remained some time at Fredericksburg and then marched to
Dumfries and at that place he hired as a substitute a deserter from
the enemy, and obtained a discharge signed by Captain Johnson
and returned home near Christmass, and that this service was of at
least five months that he left the corps before they joined the army
and therefore does not know to what regiment they were attached
nor did he see any regular troops or officers other than such as
were passing through the country, like themselves that he never
availed himself of his exemption from militia duty, on account of
having enlisted and hired a substitute, but served every tour he was
called upon to serve during the war, and served at least three, and he
thinks more tours - that he served under captains Philips Byant and
Saunders though he does not recollect in what order that he served a tour of
two months at the Albemarle Barracks in guarding the prisoners of war
as a private, in the company of Militia from Louisa under Capt Philips
in the winter season, of the year though he does not recollect what year
that he does not recollect any of the officers or any regular troops or any
event of note-- that of one of the time he recollects no particulars, except
that he went from Louisa to the lower country and was a private and that
to the best of his belief the tour was for two months at least that the other
recollects
tour he served from the same county and was orderly sergeant; as well as his
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recollects, under Captain Sanders or Byars-- joined the army under the
Marquess in the County of Hanover on their march down the country in
pursuit of the enemy under Cornwallis from Dandridge was in a
forced march for three days, during which time there were no provisions
distributed, and he eat nothing for the three days, except a piece of
bread on the second day-- on the morning of the third (Sunday) they
came to the British fires still burning freshly, and in the evening of
that day he received a hurt in unloading a waggon -in consequence
he returned home remained till he recovered and again joined the
Army somewhere between Hanover Court House and Fredericksburg,
and was at the former place, when the surrender of York was heard
of and was discharged - that his recollection is very indistinct of the history
of the period and of the duration of his service, but thinks the last tour
was for two months and that he served in the militia at the least six month
in all, that he knew Genl Lafayette and recollect Major Camplesbut
does not recollect to have seen any regulars though he heard that
Wayne's army was at hand, in the forces march, that he was in no battle
and recollects no militia officers or regiments - that he never received
but the one written discharge, and that is lost, and has no documentary
evidence; his house and all his papers having been burnt some
years since. that he was born in the County of Louisa, as he has heard
in April 1753 and has always lines in same County, that he has no
record of his age that John White James Chambers and Robert Thomps
are witnesses to some part of his service and to the Barracks tour his
knows of no witness, and that he would refer to Wm Y. Hiter
James Michie Esquire and Philip P Burbour Esq for his character
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name is not on the pensions
told of the agency of any State or Teritory
He replies to questions in the County of Louisa as he heard in Apl 1753
To Question 2d I have none
To Quistion 3 I have always lived in the same County
to Question 4th I first volunteer and afterwards went in my
own turn in the militia
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To Question 5th This question was answered satisfactorily to the court
To Question 6th I received one discharge signed by Thomas Johnson -
To Question 7th revd Wm Y Hiter and James Michie Esq

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Thomasson

We William Y Hiter a Clergyman residing in the county of Louisa and James Michie residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Thomasson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, That we believe him to be seventy nine years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William Y. Hiter
James Michie

I John White hereby certify, that I have been well acquainted with John Thomasson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, since my boyhood; that I perfectly remember serving with him in the revolution on two occassions, one in the neighborhood of Hanover Court House and Pay Ware house and again at Dandridge's in Hanover under Lafayette (inferior officers not recollected) and also said Thomasson's being hurt in the latter tour; and that I verily believe he served regularly the whole tour never having heard the contrary ~
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John x his mark White
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I James R Chambers do hereby certify that John Thomasson who has made the above declaration enlisted at the same time with myself in the regular army in the revolutionary war from the county of Louisa, as well as I recollect in the spring of 1776 and was drummer, to the company raised by Capt Thomas Johnson that he remained some time in the service, and some time in the fall obtained a discharge on account of hiring a substitute ~
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
C,W, Dabney | $20 per ann. |James x his mark R Chambers


And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. The court also certifies that it appears to them that John White, and James R Chambers who have subscribed and sworn tot he above affidavits, are credible persons. And the court further Certifies, that it appears to them that William Y Hiter who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Louisa and that James Michie, who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. ~

Virginia, Louisa County, to wit:
I John Hunter clerk of the Court of the said County, hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Thomasson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 11th day of December 1832
John Hunter
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Martha Lou Houston,
1441 Second Avenue.
Columbus, Georgia.

Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claims, S. 6212, it appears that John Thomasson was born in April 1753 in Lousia County, Virginia.
While living in said county he enlisted on Easter Sunday 1776 and served nine months as a a drummer in Captain Thomas Johnson's Company, Colonel George Weedon's Virginia Regiment.
He served three other tours as private and orderly sergeant, the exact dates of enlistment not stated, at least six months in all, under Captains Philips Byars, Saundars and Philips in the Virginia Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1832 while a resident of Louisa County, Virginia.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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6216
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 6216
John Thomasson
Drummer Rev War
Act: June 14 32
Index:-Vol. M, Page 372
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1924 - Feb. 28 - Hist. to Mary L. Blodgett MMHF.
1928 - Oct. 30 " " Martha Lee Houston AWF.
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Montpelier Va
Sept. 21st

J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Va Sept 23d
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Montpelier Hanover Cty Va
17 September 1835

Sir -
John Thomasson of Louisa County in the State, a Pensioner under the act of: 32, discovers as he states, that he is entitled to a larger pension than he receives, both on account of one of the tours of duty already claimed for, being in fact longer than he stated, and also on account of his having altogether omitted some tours of service, which he now discovers, he can prove ~ He takes the liberty to request that the requisite forms and directions may be forwarded to me to enable us, to put his claim in proper form ~
With Respect
Your Obedient Servant
C W. Dabney-
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John Thomasson's
Declaration

Hon. James Garland
HR
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State of Virginia
Louisa County} Sct.
On this 12th day of October 1835 personally appeared before me Charles S Jones a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, John Thomasson a resident of the said County aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following supplemental declaration in order to obtain an increase of his pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
That in his former declaration he claimed to have enlisted in the regular service of the State of Virginia under Anderson Thompson Lieutenant in the Company of Captain Thomas Johnson in the spring of 1776 for 5 years or during the War, and served as Drummer in that service for 4 or 5 months and hired a substitute and returned home - That since the making of his former declaration he has had communication with the Anderson Thompson under whom he enlisted, and has been reminded by him of Circumstances, that enable him to swear that he enlisted on Easter Sunday in the year 1776, and that he served at least nine months in the aforesaid Company in the said Capacity of Drummer That he has since attempted to Communicate with said Thompson and has failed and fears that he is no more And would now be understood as claiming for the above mentioned additional Service only in case he shall be able to produce said Thompson or other testimony - That as formerly stated the said Company was stationed in the Count of Louisa where they were employed in training [illegible] themselves at their own Cost until the later part of the year when they marched first to Fredericksburg, where they remained a day or so and then to Dumfries, where he hired a substitute and he returned home before they joined the Regt The substitute was an English Deserter or Drummer, and he thinks named Robinson - That the period of his discharge and return he thinks can be proven by the testimony of one Abram Davis also a soldier in the regular Service - That some time in the fall of the year 1778 or 79 he was applied to by one Bulls Mare Yancey citizens of the said County of Louisa, who were employed in providing for the troops who guarded the British prisoners of war at the Albemarle Barracks, and directed by them to attend to one guard the waggons employed in conveying some meal from
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Barrett's mill in Louisa to the Barracks. That he did so and was employed at least three months in going and returning with the waggons from the said mill to the Barracks. That during this whole tour he considered himself engaged in the Military Service of the Country and was told by the persons who detached him that he must look to the Country for payment. That he did so and never had any compensation for the service - And, that he now claims a pension in consideration of said service for three months as a private - That he distinctly recollects seeing one Elijah Dickerson who was the Commissary or person to receive the meal of him at the Barrack and the before mentioned Anderson Thompson who was there but he does not know in what capacity - And that he does not recollect any Militia or Regular troops or Officers, or any material circumstances. -
To Question 1st He replies In one mile Louisa Court House in the  year 1753
To Question 2d I have no record of my age
To Question 3d I have always lived in the county of Louisa
To Question 4th I inlisted for a bounty of [illegible] in the first tour I was detached by Yancy & Bullock in the 2d 
To Question 5th The answer to question the 4th was satisfactory
To Question 6th I recd my discharge from the first tour but it was burnt or lost - 
To Question 7th James Michie Revd. Wm Y Hiter Revd. Wm Crawford.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Thomasson

And I Chas James Justice of the peace as aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name the day and year aforesaid
Charles Jones
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State of Virginia
Louisa County to wit
I John Hunter Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid hereby Certify that Charles S. Jones before whom the preceding supplementary declaration of John Thomasson was made was at the time of making the same and still is a justice of the peace and judge of the court (being a court of record) in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the signatures above purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 9th day of May 1836.
Jno. Hunter
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State of Virginia
Louisa County sct.
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the said County Benjn. Harris a resident of the County aforesaid aged seventy years, and as appears to me a credible person, and made oath that in the year 1777 or 1778 he saw John Thomasson, now a very old man, engaged in the service of the country, that he the said Thomasson attended at Barrets Mill in the said county in one of the above mentioned years, to the guarding of a considerable sum of Corn, said to be for the use of the soldiers of the Revolution who were stationed at the Albemarle Barracks; that he saw the said Thomasson that from the said Mill with wagons employed to carry meal to the soldiers as aforesaid; that he saw the said Thomasson frequently at the said Mill engaged in furnishing meal as aforesaid for said soldiers.
Benjn Harris
sworn to and subscribed this
29th day of October 1835.
before me
Fred. Harris

State of Virginia
Louisa sct
Be it known that before me Jas Michi a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Abraham H Davis, a resident of the county aforesaid aged ninety one years and as appears to me a credible person, and made
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oath in due form of Law, that in the latter part of the year 1776 John Thomasson of the said County who now applies for a pension, came to the town of Dumfries, a Drummer in Thomas Johnsons Company, who afterwards joined the 3d Virginia Regiment, Macon Weedon Colo. Marshall Lieut. Col. and that he belonged to that regiment. That soon after said Thomasson's arrival, and just before Christmas, he hired a Substitute named John Rivers, and left the regiment - and thus he was well acquainted with said Thomasson, and believes he must have been in the service for some months for having marched a considerable distance from Louisa County - 
Abraham x his mark Davis
Sworn and subscribed this 10th day of Novr. 1835
before me James Michie JP

State of Virginia
Louisa County to wit
I John Hunter Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid hereby Certify that Frederick Harris and James Michie before whom the foregoing affidavit was made were at the time of making the same and still are Justices of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my and affix my seal of Office this 9th day of May 1836 and in the 60th year of our foundation
Jno. Hunter
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Louisa CH
Aug 31. 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Sept 2d
Thomasson
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Louisa C. house
August 29th 1837

Dear Sir
The inclosed have been presented by me to Mr. Robinson agent at Richmond for payment; but he would not pay it in consequence of the date, but said if I would forward it to you and get you to authorize the payment of it & inclose the same back to me (authorizing the paymt. of the same,) he would do so upon my showing your authority.
I will therefore be thankful to you if you authorize Mr. Robinson to settle the matter in any time during the two future months as it is not certain that I shall go to Richmond in the Course of 4 or 5 weeks - Be so good as to inclose the same back to me directed to Louisa C.H. Va.
Yours Very Resply
Philip B. Winston Jr
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1441 Second Ave.
Columbus, Ga. 
Jan, 27, 1928.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, 
Will you kindly give me a copy of the pension papers of 1. John Thomasson (Louisa), 8 of 25 835, Pen. 2, 164
2. John Thomasson (Bedford), 8 of 86. 183 Pen, 815. 
Very truly yours, 
(Miss) Martha Lou Houston
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Goodning, Idaho December 7th 1923
Office of Bureau of Revolutionary Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,
As Idaho State Geneaologist I am writing for information on the Revolutionary record of John Thomason (or Thomasson) who enlisted from Louisa County, Virginia, Was a ____ ever graulid himself or his wife, Heo, can you finish me the name of the wife, the only missing link in the genealogy of this family, enlisting the descendants to membership in our D.A.R. Society. Can you, from your records assist us? 
Very Truly Yours, 
Mary Lile Blodgett
State Registrar, Idaho, D.A.R.
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3-049
Ex. mmsf Div. Theo. 1812 hers section
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1924
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.
No. of Claim
Name of soldier John Thomason
P.O. address of claimant, sodier at enlistment and after service
Company Capt. Thomas Johnson
Regiment 3 Virginia Troops
State where enlisted Virginia
Date of enlistment (birth) 1703
Date of discharge (death) Do not know exactly
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Col. George Wedon
Lieut. Col. Thomas Marshall
Return attached letter with reply.
Washington Gardne Commissioner
6-2463
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February 28, 1924
Mary L. Blodgett
Gooding, Idaho
Madam: I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 6216 it appears that John Thomaason (Thomasson) was born April 1753 in Louisa County, Virginia. 
While living in said county he enlisted on Easter Sunday 1776 and served nine months as a drummer in Captian Thomas Johnson's Company, Colonel George Weedon's Virginia Regiment. 
He served three other tours as private and Orderly Sergeant, the exact dates of enlistment not stated, at least six months in all, under Captains Phillips Byars, Saunders and Phillips in the Virginia Troops. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1832 while a resident of Louisa County, Virginia.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully, Comissioner.
Date of death not ...