Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38545, Thomas Billington, R.I.
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SERVICE
R.I.

Billington, Thomas

NUMBER
S 38545
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2098
Rhode Island

Thomas Billington
Capt. Potter
Private
Rhode Island Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of August 1818 and sent to William Nichols Esq. 
Postmaster South Kingston R.H.

Arrearages to 4 Sept 1818
4 months & 1/30. $32.20

(Revolutionary Claims,
Act 18th March, 1818)
 3 years
continued
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The judge must certify that the claimant is indigent civ - illegible
add
Correct
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Washington  SS. S South Kingston County of  Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

On this fourth day of May [unintelligible] 1818 before me (unintelligible) one of the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of aforesaid; personally appeared Thomas  Billington aged fiftynine years resident in southkingston in said county who bring by me first duty sworn according to law doth on his faith make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the [unintelligible] act of congress enlisted an act of to provide for certain persons. Engaged in the land and naval service of the United States of the Revolutionary war; that he [unintelligible] said Thomas Billington enlisted in southkingston in the state of RhodeIsland in the company Commanded by the Captain William Potter of the [unintelligible] County O State addressed that he served as a soldier in said company in the Col Angels Regiment that he enlisted for the term of three years  that he [unintelligible] in the force of the United States^(the Revolutionary war against the common enemy) until the expiration of said term, when he was discharged from said service in the State of New Jersey, that he had a written discharge from his Colonel that he had since lost it, that he was in the battles of [unintelligible] bank when the [unintelligible] [unintelligible] and in the [unintelligible] battle and in the battle of RhodeIsland when General [unintelligible] commanded there, and that he is in [unintelligible] circumstances and [unintelligible] in need of the [unintelligible] [unintelligible] country for the support, and that he [unintelligible] other evidence [unintelligible] in his [unintelligible] of his said former [unintelligible] Capt. Potters [unintelligible][unintelligible]  here with and what was forwarded at his first application.

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year afforesaid.

Willliam C. Clarke Justice Commonplace

J William C Clarke Justice of the Court of Common place for the County of washington do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Billington did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the succeeding declaration against the common enemy for the term of three years on the  Continental establishment and grant transmit the proceedings and testimony [unintelligible] had before me to the Secretary for the department of war [unintelligible]to the directions of afforementioned act of congress. 

William C. Clarke JC.Place
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Tho Billington
209
com
Sept 1010
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State of Rhode-Island & Providence-Plantations.

Washington, sc- Court of Common Pleas, Special Term, A.D. 1820 ON this Sixth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record within the Country of Washington, in the State of Rhode-Island &c. Thomas Billington aged Sixty Three Years residing in the Town of South Kingston in said bounty who being first duly sword according to law, doth on his Oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:- That he served as a private in Gov. Angells Regiment of the Rhode Island Since Three Years

That he made a previous Declaration on the  4th Day of May 1818, and that he has received a certificate for a Pension, being No. 2098 -And in pursuance  of the act of Congress, passed May 1st, 1820, I do solemnly swear, That I was a 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 whatever, disposed  of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so 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 service 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.

Thomas his X Mark Billington

a SCHEDULE of Property and Income(necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of Thomas Billington and Thomas declares that he has no property Except 3. Chairs 1 Table 3 Old Knives  & forks 2 peggs 1 axe 1 hoe 1 scythe x 2 Chests.   About five acres of Land Mortgaged to the [unintelligible] [unintelligible]. And this declarent of further faith, that he is labourer but is old and confirm that he can do little labour and^(in) his [unintelligible] circumstances of his pension is taken he must be supported by others

Thomas his X Mark Billington

Sworn to and declared, on the Sixth day of July before said Court [unintelligible]. Sam? Helene Blk [unintelligible]

Washington, sc. Clerks Office of the Court of Common Pleas. A D. 1820
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Washington, in the State of Rhode-Island, &c. do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court;- And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the Property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Four Dollars, and forty Two Cents.- Sixth day of July 1820

Sam Helme Clerk of said Court.
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38545

Rev INVALID

File No. 38545
Thomas Billington

Private. Rev War

Act 18th March 18
Index Vol. 2, Page 38

(Arrangement of 1870)
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Capt. Potters
Certificate
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I the Subscriber hereby certify that Thomas Billington served as a soldier in my company for the space of three years in the United States Service in the Revolutionary War.

William Potter Capt in Col Angels Regmt. South Kingston State of Rhode Island
March 24, 1818
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in the case of Thomas Billington

Elisha Watson Esq maketh oath that said Thomas has the (illegible) of about two acres of land and house in south Kingstown which according to his best judgement is not worth more that one hundred & fifty dollars & that said Thomas has mortgaged said estate to Daniel Billington for that sum so the he does not consider the equity of redemption in said estate of any value.

Elisha Watson

Special Court Common pleas July 6, 1820
Sworn to in open Court
Wit. Saml Helme
Clerk of Court
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State of Rhode Island and Province
Plantations

Washington
County SS

  I the subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington aforesaid do hereby testify Thomas Billington of South Kingstown who was a private soldier in Capt. William Potters Company in the late Revolutionary War is at this time poor and needy for in other words) in indigent circumstances
Given under my hand and the seal
of said Court at South Kingstown in
the County aforesaid the twentieth day 
of July 1818
John Watson, J Com

I certify that the Honorable John Watson Esq. is now one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Washington that the seal here impressed is the true seal of Court.
South Kingstown July 20, 1818
Hon. Sam Helme, Clerk
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J. C. Calhoun Esq.
Secretary of War
Department
Washington City
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South Kingston, RI July, 7 mo.22 1818
J.C. Calhoun, iq
RI J I have enclosed Thomas Billington Certificates & the one in his fav. granted by John Watson Esq. on e of the Judges of the Court fof Common Pleas County of Washington (also that of the County) Clerk Samuel Helme annexed in certifying the Claimants needs or indigent circumstances John Watson Esq takes the place of William C Clarks Esq. & Samuel Helme Esq that of Thomas R Wells who were removed last May Election in consequence of the Political Revolution in this State.  Silvester Northup of South Kingston who sometime prev sent the proof of his claim to be put on the pension list har be he advised me received no return & wishes to know if there is any deficiency on his part computing the certificates forward that he may in that case complete the same as soon as possible
William Nichols
P.S. Please to direct your communication on the subject to William Nichols Port Martin South Kingston RI
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives


NAME.   Billip, Henry

GRADE   Private

LINE        Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER. 10952 and 11971

ACREAGE. 100

ISSUED   December 22, 1794
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 of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.