Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38433, for Henry Thomas, Virginia
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SERVICE: Va.
Thomas, Henry
NUMBER: S. 38433
CONTENTS
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4,557
Transfd. from
Roll of West
to Kentucky

Henry Thomas
Capt Neal Private 4
Virginia line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 26t. of May 1818-

Certificate of Pension issued the 24t. of Novr. 1818 and sent to Judge McNair of 
Nashville. Tenn

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 - 3 mo. 6/31 4/30 - 27:14
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4t. March 1819- 48:-
$75:14
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
'77 Three Years
Continued
Smith Cy.

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838, from 4 Sept 1837 to 6th January 188. Agt Notified 24 March 1841.

Notifn Sent to David Shelby Esq of Oct 1821. Gallaher
Tennessee
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 5th, 1841.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The admr. of Henry Thomas, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month under the law of the 18th March 1818. has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837, to the 6th January 1838.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Admitted
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District of West Tennessee
On this 26th. of May 1818 Henry Thomas a citizen of Smith County in the State of Tennessee came before me and claimed to be placed on the pension list of the United States in consequence of his service in the Army of the United States during the revolutionary war, and after being duly sworn according to law, deposed and said that in the year 1777 he enlisted in the service of the United States as a soldier in Captain Neals company and served in that Company nearly one year, Neal resigned and he was transferred to Capt. Enoch Springer's Company, that he first served in the 13th Virginia Regt. commanded by Colo. John Gibson, and afterwards in the 9th Virginia Regt. Commanded by Lieut. Colo Richard Campbell and served untill the 1st. day of March, 1780 when he was discharged at Fort Pitt: and produced his discharge, which is herewith enclosed, he further made Oath that the said discharge is the same which he then received.
That he is
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old and very infirm, very poor and unable to labor, being severely afflicted the rheumation, that he has no pension from the United States or any State.
Henry Thomas
Sworn to & Subscribed
before me.
John McNairy
District Judge

This may certify that from the examination of the Applicant Henry Thomas, I am well satisfied of the truth of his statements
John McNairy
District Judge
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County of Callaway SS
On this 28th day of August 1827 before me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Said County of Callaway personally Appeared Henry Thomas who on his Oath declares, that he is the same Person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain James Oneal in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel John Gibson in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Tennessee from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Kentucky where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; And that his reasons for removing to the State of Kentucky are that myself and wife are both old and infirm and were living with our youngest son who has the care of us & he removed to Kentucky and we had to go with him
Sworn & Subscribed to, before} Henry Thomas
me the day & year aforesaid}
Reuben, E, Rowland

Callaway County SS
On this 28th day of August 1827 before me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the Said County of Callaway personally appeared John McCartney who on his Oath declares that he well knows Henry Thomas who has taken the above oath, to be the same person described therein and no other than the identical Henry Thomas to whom the Pension was Originally granted John McCartney
Sworn & Subscribed to, before
me, the day & year aforesaid
Reuben, E, Rowland

I, Reuben E Rowland a Justice of the peace for the County of Callaway before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken. do Certify that John McCartney is a person of verasity 
Given under my hand this 28th day of August 1827 Reuben E Rowland
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State of Kentucky
Callaway County Sct
I William Curd clerk of the court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Reuben E. Rowland whose signature appears to the foregoing certificates is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that the signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 28th day of August 1827 and in the 36th year of the Commonwealth
Wm Curd
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Washington County} To wit.
Captain Lewis Thomas living on Harding creek in said County aged sixty six years, who served as a Lieut. in the thirteenth Virginia regiment under the Command of Colonel John Gibson in the revolutionary War, came before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Washington and made oath:
That the said Lewis Thomas as Lieutenant in Captn Neal's company, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, inlisted his Brother Henry Thomas as a private in said company for the term of three years that his said Brother served in said War, his full time and received his discharge from Coln Richard Campbell of the said Virginia line which was then reduced to the ninth regiment and that his said Brother Henry Thomas Thomas, was a private under Captn. Uriah Springer when discharged. Given under my hand this 16th day of May 1818. and 26th of the Comwlth. 
Jno. Lancaster J.P.W.C
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108.
Recd. 15 Sept. 1821.
4557
Henry Thomas.
W Tennessee

Con-
I.L.E

Gallatin, Ten.
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District of West Tennessee SS. On this twentieth day of August 1822 personally appeared in open Court in the County of Sumner in said State being a Court of record for the said County, Henry Thomas aged Sixty three years 17th February next resident in said County 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, that he enlisted with Lieutenant Thomas of Capt Neals Company in the year 1777 which Company was attached to the thirteenth Virginia regiment of Infantry but when discharged was reduced to the 9th Virginia regiment and then belonged to Capt Usiah Springers Company of Colo John Gibson's regiment, and was discharged by Col Richard Campbell's and that he served as a soldier three years, that on the 26th day of May 1818, he made declaration of the foregoing facts before the honorable John McNairy district Judge for the district of West Tennessee, in consequence of which he received a Certificate from the war department bearing date the 26th day of May 1818 and has since received by virtue of said Certificate of the paymaster two payments which amounted to One hundred & Sixty nine dollars & fifty Cents-
And I do solemnly swear that I was 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 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 services 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, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule
One Mare said to between 16 or 17 years old, one cow & calf one two year old heifer, Eleven young hogs (say shoats) Four head of sheep, one old shovel Plow Two Pots - Two Ovens one without a lid or legs - one ax - one Iron wedge, one saw one drawing knife, one spike gimblet one set of Knives & forks one old pewter dish & plates one small Earthen dish & a few other plates, one
pair
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pair of old Chairs traces one winding Line one small Skillet one flat Iron-
I am by occupation a farmer, but not able to pursue it with advantage being afflicted with Rheumatism, my family consists of my wife aged sixty one years who is very infirm and sickly, one Son about 18 or 19 years old who is with me occasionally but is generally from home working for himself and one daughter about twenty one years old who lives with me, but manages & labours for herself and her own interest altogether
Henry Thomas

I David Shelby Clerk of Sumner County Court in the State of Tennessee do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is seventy four Dollars-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 20th. day of August 1821
David Shelby Clerk
of the Court for the County
of Sumner
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF/eel

November 15, 1928

Mrs. Adah Thomas Strahan
616 University Street
Walla Walla, Washington

Madam

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38433, it apprears that Henry Thomas was born, February 17, 1758, place not stated.

He enlisted in 1777 and served as a private in Captains James Neal's and Uriah Springer's Companies, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia Regiment and was discharged March 1, 1780.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 26, 1818, at which time he was living in Smith County, Tennessee.

In 1820 he referred to his wife, aged sixty-one years, a daughter, aged twenty-one years and a son, eighteen or nineteen year old; in 1827 he and his wife were residing in Callaway County, Kentucky, with their youngest son, names of wife and children are not given.

The soldier died January 6, 1838.
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The above noted Henry Thomas is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau who served with the Virginia Troops.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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38433
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 38,433
Henry Thomas
Priv Rev War
Act: 18" March 18"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 307
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1914, Mch. 9. History to Mrs. John W. Movar F.W.
1915, Apr. 5. History to J. E. Willis. F.W.
1919 Apr. 10 Hist. to Mrs. F. M. Burns.
Letter in W.6279 William Thomas.
1919 Apr. 23 Hist. to Ms. J. A. Walker. 
Letter in W. 6279 William Thomas.
1928 - Nov. 15 - Hist to Mrs. Adah J. Strahan AWF.
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Henry Thomas
Va.
S 38433
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Henry Thomas a Soldier in Capt. Uriah Springers Company of the 9th Virginia Regiment who was Enlisted to serve the Term of Three years in the Continental Army and has served out his Time as a good and faithful Soldier and is now intitled to is Discharge and is hereby Discharged accordingly-
Given under my hand this first day of March at Fort Pitt 1780.
Richard Campbell Col.
of the 9 Virginia Regiment
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Eddysville K Sept. 5.
Free
Hon James Barbour Esquire
Care of J L Edwards} Secretary of War
Pension office} Washington D.C.

Eddysville K September 4 1827

Recd. Sept. 27. 1827
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Eddyville Ky
September 4th 1827

Sir
Agreeable to instructions recd from the War Department under date of June 16th 1827. I herewith Transmit the Application of Henry Thomas, for the transfer of his name to the roll of the Kentucky Agency, which application I trust is in due form and properly Authenticated, if Sir you will please forward the Transfer to my Address
Respectfully your Obt Serv
Chitt Lyon

Hon James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington
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One Case
Judge McNairy
West Tennessee
Recvd 12 June 1818
(Nashville)

Free
The Honble.
Secretary of War
Mail} Washington City

Recd. 12 June
1818
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Sir
Inclosed I send you the papers to establish my pension as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, if any Commutation is necessary to make to me from your office you will please direct to the post office Hartsville Sumner County West Tennessee
I am very respectfully
your Humble sevt
Henry Thomas

May 26th. 1818.
The Honble
Secretary of War.
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616 University St.
Walla Walla Win.
War Dep't, Washington Feb 13 1928
D.C.

Dear Sir I would appreciate as a great favor to receive the War (record) or Services of one Owen Thomas as a Revolutionary soldier of Rowen Co North Carolina enlisted in Va.
"Tradition says father & son served in the Revolutionary Army, Henry Thomas the son served 1777 - 5 yrs. in Va. Continental line," Owen Thomas married Polly Hardin a daughter of John Hardin, "who was a brother of the old original Mark Hardin of George Creek Pa.
Adah Thomas Strahan
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Colorado, Texas.
Feb 25- 1914,
To the
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary War Record of Henry Thomas who served as a private in Capt Uriah Springers Company, 9- Virginia Regiment commanded by Col John Gibson.
Do not know where he enlisted - I am seeking information in order to join the D.A.R.'s and any help that you can give me
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will be much appreciated.
Very truly Yours-
Mrs John W. Mooar.
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J. E. WILLIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
1064 CHEHALIS AVENUE.
CHEHALIS, WASHINGTON

Chehalis, Washington;
March 23, 1915.

Pension Department,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

I am on a search for the place of Residence of my great-grandfather, Henry Thomas, who served seven or eight years in the War of the Revolution. He probably enlisted from either the State of Virginia, or Kentucky; and it has become necessary, in order to make eligible to membership in the order "Sons of the Revolution", to prove that after the close of the war, say about 1783, or 1784, Henry Thomas married Rachel Stillwell.

Therefore, would you be so kind as to inform me whether this man ever received a pension; and if so where he was residing at the time. Henry Thomas, in the latter years of the war was in Col. Gibson's Detachment, in the "Western Department," in the years 1780 and 1781; and in April, 1784, was in the Virginia Continental Line; and after the close of the war received Land bounty warrant No. 2892 for 100 acres of land.

Now I am very anxious to get the place of residence, and it occurred to me that the records of your office might give me some information. 
Hoping to hear from you, I am
Very truly yours,
[signed] J E Willis
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In reply to your request of ________, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Henry Thomas a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 38,433.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 yrs,
RANK.
Pri
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
James Neal; Uriah Springer
COLONEL. 
John Gibson
STATE.
Va.
disc Served until Mch 1, 1780

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, May 26, 1818. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Smith Co., Tenn
Age at date of application, B. Feb. 17, 1758. Died Jan 6, 1838.
Remarks: In 1820, he referred to his wife, aged 61 yrs old; in 1827 he and his wife resided in Callaway Co, Ky. with their youngest son, no names of wife or child stated.
The above noted is the only one of Va troops
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
brother Lewis Thomas
Death is recorded on Agency book.