Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6221, for Robert Thompson, Virginia
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SERVICE
Va.

Thompson, Robert

NUMBER
S. 6221

carded

CONTENTS
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Let to Hon A. A Chapman Jan 30

Date of death
not on AB

12.066
Virginia

Robert Thompson
of Bath in the State of Va
who was a Pr. & Lt in the ____ commanded
by Captain____ of the Regt commanded
by Col. Malkin in Va
line for 6 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 50 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of March
1833 and sent to C. L.
Francisco Bath, Va.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833......100-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept...  25
.......................................................................$125-

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 28 _
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7412
Robt Thompson

Adm 3 prs....... 10oo
...........3 Legal....40oo
...........................$50oo

Capt Brink
Col Malkin} 7th Militia
from 1777

3 + 11. 12. 13

Prt: 6.2.7

26 Nov 1832 _
C. L. Francisco
Bath
Va

Ed P 95.

[Written lightly in the background of this document:]
Ret for proof of [illegible] held
& [the rest of the line, illegible]
Lieut.
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BRIEF in the case of Robert Thompson
County of Bath in the State of Virginia
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 75

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
Sep. In [crossed out, this line:] 1774 Vol.
1777 Vol. for 3 ms.
1781 drafted

Duration of Service.
[Crossed out: 3 mos]
Time of Service not stated
3 mos
[total] 6 mos

Rank.
private
private
Lieut

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Caps. Jno. Dickinson Col
Gen. Chas Lewis, Genl Lewis
Gen. Rob. McCreary
Capt Jno Brown Col Matthews

5. In what battles was he engaged? Hot Water & Jamestown

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Augusta City - Va

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, byincidental evidence, or by the rolls. Neither

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

T Waugh
Examining Clerk.
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The Commonwealth of Virginia
Bath County to wit.

On this 8th day of January 1833 personally
appeared before the Justices of the County Court of Bath
in the State of Virginia now sitting in Court Robert Thompson
a resident of this County and this State aged seventy four
or five years who being first duly sworn according to Law
doth on his oath make the folowing declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of
Congress passed June the 17th 1832 " That the said he was born in
August County in this State in the year 1754 or 1755 but
has no record of his age in Court that in September 1774
he volunteered to serve as a private a tour of duty against
the Indians and did serve three months and during the
engagement at Point Pleasant in this State on the 10th of October
of that year he was stationed at the Point as a guard
the battle ground was about half a mile above the Point
"That at the time he volunteered he resided in Augusta County
and marched with the troops to and down the [Illegible] to
Point Pleasant under the command of Captain John Dickinson
and Colonel Charles Lewis and General Andrew Lewis That he
again volunteered to serve a three months tour of duty against
the Indians at Warwicks west on the frontiers of Augusta
County in the year 1777 and was under the command of
Captain Robert McCreary and received no written discharge.
He further states that he was drafted another three
months tour of duty against the British in the year 1781
that he had a lieutenant commission in the Virginia Militia
of Augusta County and served as such under the command
of Captain John Brown That he was in the battle with
the British at Hotwater and at James Town was during his
then marched to Richmond, Petersburg, Amelia County and on
James River. That he was under the command of Colonel Saugh
son Matthews and was with General Campbell that he has
lost his commission and received no written discharge. He
did not receive a written discharge in any instance and is not
in possession of any documentary evidence by which he can
establish the fact of his services as above set forth that he
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does not know of any person now living by whom he could
prove the same That there is no minister of the Gospel residing
in his neighborhood That John Sloan and Adam
Dickinson and his neighbors who will testify as to his
character for veracity and their belief as to his services
as a revolutionary soldier That he has no record of his age
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of State Sworn to
and subsribed the day and year aforesaid
Robt. Thompson

And thereupon the said Adam Dickinson and John Sloan
came into Court and being sworn declare they are well
acquainted with Robert Thompson who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration that they believe him to be
seventy four or five years of age That he is reputed and
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been
a soldier of the revolution and that they concur in that 
opinion.  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. And the Court further certifies that it appears
to them that Adam Dickinson and John Sloan who have
deposed as above are residents in the neighborhood of the
said Robert Thompson and are credible persons and that
their statement is entitled to credit
I Charles L Francisco Clerk of the Court of all County aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of Robert Thompson for a pension - In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and
Seal of Office this 25th day of
January in the year 1833 and in
the 57th year of the Commonwealth
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October 28, 1935

XXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/EEL
Robert Thompson-S.6221

Mrs. M. R. Smith
314 W. 16 " Street
Pueblo, Colorado

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request infornation
in regard to Charles Wingfield, Leonard Thompson, Lieutenant
Robert Thompson, of Bath County, Virginia, and George Gilmer,
soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been
made and no record found of claims for pension or bounty land having
been made to the United States based upon the military service
in that war of a Charles Wingfield, Leonard Thompson or George
Gilmer. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this
office.

It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining inform
tion in regard to the military service of that soldier, you apply
to the Adjutant General, War Department, this city, who is custodian
of military records.

The record of Robert Thompson has been found and is furnished
herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6221, based upon the military
service of that soldier.

Robert Thompson was born in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1754
or 1755 according to one statement of the soldier: in 1832, he
stated that he was aged seventy-four or seventy-five years: no explanation
was made for this discrepancy in age. The names of
his parents are not shown.

While residing in Augusta County, Virginia, he volunteered
in September, 1774, to go on a tour against the Indians, served
as a private in Captain John Dickinson's Company under Colonel
Charles Lewis in the militia of Augusta County, Virginia; marched
to Point Pleasant but was not actively engaged in the battle at
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that place being stationed at the Point about one-half mile below
the battle ground: Robert Thompson enlisted in 1777, exact date
not given, and served threemonths under Captain Robert McCreery
at Warwick's Fort on the frontier of Augusta County, Virginia;
he was commissioned lieutenant of Augusta County Militia, date
not stated, and in the year 1781, served three months under his
commission in Captain John Brown's Company, Colonel Sampson
Matthews' Virginia Regiment and was in the battles of Hot Water
and Jamestown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January
8, 1833, while residing in Bath County, Virginia.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death
of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Robert Thompson (S.6221), you
should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Robert Thompson, Certificate No. 12066, issued March 21, 1833,
rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832,
Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Rev War

6221

INVALID.

File No. 6221
Robert Thompson
Lieut Rev War

Act: June 7th /32
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 372

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nov. 5/95 Hist. John H Morgan
219 St. Paul St Baltimore. Md
MEL

Apt-10-1901
Mrs. Jno. R. Ludlow
Huntsville _ Ala

1914 Apr 23 Hist to H. W.
Norton, Letter in S.6048
John Saunders

1933 Feb 17 - Hist. to
Mrs Virginia A.
Letrick. Letter
in case Wm Bonner ┃
W. 5937- EEL

1935 Oct 28 /35 Hist to
Mrs. M. R. Smith - EL
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House of Representatives
January 27th 1847

My dear Sir
I herewith enclose a communication
from one of my Constituents making enquiries relative
to the claims of two individuals in the County of
Bath Va for pensions and bounty land-- you would
confer an obligation by having them answered &
forwarded to me _
I am most respectfully
your Obt Servant
A. A. Chapman

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions-
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Pueblo Colo. Oct. 19, 1935
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.

RECEIVED
OCT 22 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV
[Illegible]

Dear Sirs:
Can you give me any information
about Charles Wingfield
According to Virginia Militia
records he served under Jones
as Lieutenant. Then there is this
("R. May 8, 1783) and this C- (from
order book 1783)
Can you give me the place he
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enlisted from, his wifes name
and is there any way I can
obtain the names of his children
and father? His date of birth
where. His marriage also.
And can you give me any
information about St. Robert
Thompson Bath Co. 77
Leonard Thompson (From thepapers
of Geo. Gilmer.
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Thanking you for any
information you can give
me

I am
Sincerely yours
Mrs. M. R. Smith
314 -W- 16th
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DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
MRS. CHAS. B. KEESEE, Regent
"Chaskeeokee", Martinsville, Va.

MRS. HAMPTON FLEMING, Vice-Regent
1622 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va.

MRS. ARTHUR ROWBOTHAM, Rec. S.
Altavista, Va.

MRS. SAMUEL S. WALKER, Cor. Sec.
824 Starling Ave., Martinsville, Va.

MRS. E. SCOTT SANDY, Treas.
1610 Confederate Ave., Richmond, Va.

MRS. F. B. KEGLEY, Historian
Rose Hill Farm, Wytheville, Va.

MRS. G. LLOYD BELL, Registrar
Rocky Glen, Lakeview Heights
Suffolk, Va.

MRS. LEWIS L. CHAPMAN, Librarian
Box 182, Smithfield, Va.

MRS. HARRY R. GREENE, Chaplain
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Winchester, Va.

Altavista, Virginia
August 8 /33

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

I desire information regarding
1. Robert Thompson listed by McAllister
serving in Virginia Militia [inserted to "pension":] in rev. War & applying fr pension volunteering
in French & Indian War - Hotwater & Jamestown
in 1774. No name of commander given.
2. Robert Thompson- was born prior to 1750 in
Louisa Co.
3. Robert Thompson's will written 1774 in
Albermarle Co. Va. mentions "all land
except that where my wife and son
David are buried."
4. Do not know wife's name.
5. Will was probated Oct. 20, 1777 in
Albemarle Co. Va
6. Do not know place of enlistment
Mrs Arthur Rawhortham
Alta Vista, Va.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

3 -- 525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ____, 19__

S. F. 6221

In reply to your request of ____ , received ____
a statement of the military history of Robert Thompson
dier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
ration as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Sept 1774
1777
1781

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos
3 mos
3 mos

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Dickinson
Robert McCreary
John Brown
COLONEL.
Charles [Illegible]
at Warnicks Fork
Sampson Matthews

STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, Hotwater, Jamestown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Jany 8. 1833 His cl was al
Residence at date of application, Bath Co. Va.
Age at date of application, b. in Augusta Co Va in 1754 or 1755
Remarks: No data as to family

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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February 17, 1933

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/EEL
William Bonner W. 5937
Robert Thompson-S.6221

Mrs. Virginia A. Tetrick
271 Clay Street
Clarksburg, West Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information
in regard to Robert Thompson and William Boner, Senior, soldiers
of the Revolutionary War who resided in Bath County, Virginia, in
1840.

You are herein furnished the histories of Robert Thompson and
William Bonner as found in the papers on file in their respective
claims for pension based upon the military services in the War of
the Revolution.

William Bonner
W.5937

William Bonner was born December 29, 1759, in York County,
Pennsylvania.

While residing in York County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in
August, 1776, and served six weeks as a private in Captain James
Chamberlains's Pennsylvania Company: he enlisted in August, 1777,
and served ten weeks as a private in Captain William Dodd's Company,
Colonel James Thompson's Pennsylvania Regiment: he enlisted
in 1781, and served ten weeks in Captain Orbison's Pennsylvania
Company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 12, 1883,
at which time he was a resident of Bath County, Virginia.
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William Bonner died February 9, 1847, in Bath County, Virginia.

The soldier married on April 13, 1790, Hannah, whose maiden name was not given.  She was born February 23, 17six8.  The place of her birth was not given.

Soldier's widow, Hannah, was allowed pension on her application executed March 22, 1849, while residing in Bath County, Virginia. 

No reference is made to children.  

One Scipio Bonner was one of he executors of the will of William Bonner, who at that time was referred to as William Bonner, Senior:   no relationship of said Scipio Bonner to the family was stated.

Robert Thompson
s. six221

Robert Thompson was born in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1754 or 1755, according to one statement of the soldier; in 1833, he stated that he was aged seventyfour or seventyfive years; no explanation was made for the discrepancy in age.

While residing in Augusta County, Virginia, he volunteered in September, 1774, to go on a tour against the Indians, served as a private in Captain John Dickinson's Company, under Colonel Charles Lewis in the militia of Augusta County, Virginia, marched to Point Pleasant but was not actively engaged in the battle at that place being stationed as a guard at the Point about a half mile below the battle ground:  he enlisted in 1777, exact date not given and served three months under Captain Robert McCreery at Warwick's Fort on the frontier of said Augusta County:   in 1781, he received a commission as lieutenant, served as such officer in Captain John Brown's Company, Colonel Sampson Matthews' Virginia Regiment, and was in the Battles of Hot Water and Jamestown.  Length of service three months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January 8,1833 while residing in Bath County, Virginia.

There are no data as to soldier's family.               *Handwritten Note 1:  Service should have been written
                                                                                    as in letter of Aug 11'33 addressed to Mrs [illegible]

Very truly yours                                                     *Handwritten Note 2:  Date of death not on AB
                                                                              *Handwritten Note 3:   Could not identify any of these                                                                                               
                                                                                     officers in Heitonser 
A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.
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August 11, 1933
                                                                                                      BA-J/HEL
                                                                                                      Robert Thompson-S.6221  
Mrs. Arthur Rowbotham
Alta Vista
Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Robert Thompson, who, you state, was born prior to 1750, in Louisa County, Virginia, served in the Virginia Militia, was in the battles of Hot Water and Jamestown and whose will was probated October 20, 1777, in Albemarle County, Virginia.   You state further that he applied for pension.  It would seem that your citations pertain to more than one person with the name Robert Thompson.  However, the Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched in your behalf and no record found of a Robert Thompson who was born prior to 1750 and who died in 1777.     

The record of a Robert Thompson, of Virginia, has been found who served in the two battles you name:   his record is given below as found in the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6221, based upon his military service in that war, as it may aid you in your research.

Robert Thompson was born in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1754 or 1755, according to one statement of the soldier:   in 1832, he stated that he was aged seventy-four or seventy-five years:   no explanation was made for the discrepancy in age.  

While residing in Augusta County, Virginia, he volunteered in September, 1774, to go on a tour against the Indians:   served as a private in Captain John Dickinson's Company under Colonel Charles Lewis in the militia of Augusta County, Virginia; marched to Point Pleasant but was not actively engaged in the battle at that place being stationed as a guard at the Point about a half mile below the battle ground:   he enlisted in 1777, exact date not given, and served three months under Captain Robert McCreery at Warwick's Fort on the frontier of Augusta County, Virginia:  he was commissioned lieutenant,
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of Augusta County, Virginia Militia, date not stated, and in the year 1781, served three months under his commission in Captain John Brown's Company, Colonel Sampson Matthews' Virginia Regiment and was in the battles of Hot Water and Jamestown.

Robert Thompson was allowed pension on his application executed January 8, 1833, while residing in Bath County, Virginia.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Robert Thompson (S.6221), you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all the following data:

Robert Thompson, Certificate No. 12066, issued March 21, 1833, rate $50 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator,