Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33888, Thomas Webb, Mass.
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{Star} 
Webb, Thomas
Service Mass.
Number S. 33888
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6184
Massachusetts
Thomas Webb
of Roxbury, Norf. Co. in the state of Massachusetts who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the Mass. line for the term on one year

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th Jany. 1819 and sent to Hon. John Davis
Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 5 mos. 1/30  40.26
Semi-anl-all'ce ending 4 March 1819   48.00
$88.26

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818}
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U. States
Mass. Dist. Ss
Boston 4 April 1818

John Panchard of Salem Esquire is appointed by the Judge of the Massachusetts District Commissioner to take any evidence to be used on the application of Thomas Webb for a Pension under a late Act of Congress. Any Depositions taken to be returned together with the order, directed to said Judge.
Attest Jno. W. Davis Clerk of the Massachusetts District.
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Massachusetts District, SS
Boston 18 January 1819

I am satisfied that the above named, Thomas Webb, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Jno. Davis, District Judge U. S. Massachusetts District

To the Secretary of the Department of War
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Massachusetts District, SS
Boston 9 June A. D. 1818

It appearing to my satisfaction, that Thomas Webb, subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration. I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
Jno. Davis} Judge of the District Court U. S.. Massachusetts District
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198
Thomas Webb Corporal
Nixon's Masstts. Regt.
Served from Jan. 1776 to Jan. 1777
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United States of America
State of Massachusetts, Suffolk, SS 
Boston April 4th 1818

I, Thomas Webb a citizen of the United States, now resident at Roxbury in the County of Norfolk in the State aforesaid, do on oath declare, that I served,  in the War of the Revolution the full term of time required by Law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March A. D. 1818 entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," as one requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension  list of the said United States, having entered the Land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as a Corporal against the common enemy; from January 1st A. D. 1776 until January 1st A.D. 1777 being the full term one year.
That I belonged to Captain Thomas Barnes Company and to the 4th Massachusetts Regiment, a part of said time under the command of Colonel John Nickerson and the remaining part of said term under the command of Col. Thomas Nickerson and that I left the service on the 1st day of January 1777 aforesaid, the term of time for which I was enlisted having expired. On leaving the service I received in company with a number of other soldiers an honourable discharge, which has since been mislaid or lost.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any may be, or hath been so allowed. and I further declare that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support.
Thos. Webb
Be it Remembered, That on this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war,' made and passed on the 18th day of March A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me the above named Thomas Webb and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence.
Jno. Davis, Dist. Judge 
Mass. District
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John Panchard of Salem, Esqr. appointed to take any evidence
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Hon. John Davis, Esqr.
District Judge of the United States for the district of Massachusetts
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United States
District of Massachusetts

I, Thomas Barnes of Salem, in the District aforesaid, Testify and declare
That Thomas Webb, formerly of Salem, now of Boston, enlisted in a Company under my command, in the summer of seventeen hundred and seventy five, and served, as a non commissioned Officer in said Company, in Col.. Nixons Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, on the Continental establishment, in the war of the Revolution, until January 1777 - and to the best of my recollection some time after - and was honorably discharged -
Said Webb was with me in several actions.
Thomas Barnes

District of Massachusetts, SS -
On this sixth day of April 1818 Thomas Barnes appeared and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed, taken at the Request of Thomas Webb, by Order of the Honl [Honorable] John Davis, Judge of the District Court of Massachusetts District

Before me John Punchard Just. Peace
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

May 4, 1927

Mrs. Henry K. Leworthy
819Central Ave.
Dunkirk, N Y.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension Claim S. 33888, it appears that Thomas Webb enlisted in the summer of 1775 and served as Corporal in Captain Thomas Barnes' Company, Colonels John  Nixon's and Thomas Nixon's Massachusetts Regiment, he was in several engagements (no names given) and served until January 1, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1818, while a resident of Roxbury, Massachusetts, he had formerly lived in Salem, Massachusetts. Hi age is not stated.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted Thomas Webb is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, and there is no soldier of the name of Francis Hare found on said records.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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Dunkirk, New York
March 3 1927

U. S. Pension Bureau
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir,
Will you please send me any records you have of the Revolutionary War service of
(1) Thomas Webb-North Egremont Mass.
(2) Francis Hare-North Egremont Mass.
also birth and death dates.
and any records of
(1) Sarah Lumis-wife of Thomas Webb.
(2) Mary Corner-wife of Francis Hare
who probably drew pensions after their husbands deaths.
Will appreciate any information you can send me.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Henry K. Leworthy
819 Central Ave.
Dunkirk, N.Y.

(stamped U. S. Pension Office F Mar 5 1927)
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33888
Revy INVALID

File No. 33,888
Thomas Webb
Corp. Rev. War

Act 18th March 18
Index: Vol. 2, Page 444
[Arrangement of 1870]


1927 May 4 Hist. to Mrs. Henry K. Leworthy  awf
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The National Archives
Form Van-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administraton Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name: William Webb
Grade: Private
Line: Lamb's Artillery (New York)
Warrant number: 8037
Acreage: 100
Issued: October 14, 1790
to-----not shown

*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 November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.