Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,534, for John Thompson, Connecticut
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SERVICE                                               NUMBER

Conn        Thompson, John                  S. 11534

                                                             carded
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                              9157
                       Connecticut
                    John Thompson
of Et Haven in the State of Conn
who was a Pri of Arty in the Com commanded by Captain Thompson of the  ___________ commanded by _____________ in the Conn line for Guards and Corpl of Artillery
                         ________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn 
at the rate of 10 Lb Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
                   _________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Aprl 1833 and sent to John Beach, New Haven Ct
                     ___________________
Arrears to the 4th of March 33     $ 208.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending              52.00
                      Sept 1, 33                __________
                                                      $ 260.00

                                      {Revolutionary Claim
                                       Act June 7. 1832}

Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk,
Book E, Vol 3 - Page 43 -
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I John Thompson of East Haven County of New Haven, State of Connecticut in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832  do make the following Declaration in addition and explanation of the one heretofore made that I served as a private in the State services in the war of the Revolution a term of seven months under the command of Capt. Joseph Thompson from the month of April to the month of November 1776 - Samuel Wilmot was Lieut. of sd Company -
In the month of April 1777 enlisted and served as a private under the aforesaid Cap. Joseph Thompson and Lieut. Wilmot [last three words inserted] and continued in service until December following a term of eight months and was employed as stated in my former Declaration
My enlistment and services as a Corporal under Capt Phineas Bradley from the 5 Feby 1779 to the .... Feby 1789 a term of one year  I would refer to the Copy of the pay roll of Capt. Bradley which will be presented to the Department by Mr. Ingersol

I enlisted as a private on the 1" day of January 1781 for one year under Capt. William Vendengen served as hereto fore stated under Capt. Vendengen  Lieut John Warner  Capt. Warner  Lieut Samuel Bird and Capt John Shephard and was discharged the last of Decb. 1781 having served one year and was stationed as set fourth [sic] in former Declaration
All the above said Companies were raised for particular purposes and I know of no higher grade Officers
For proof of my service under Capt. Thompson  in in year 1776 and 1777 the first for seven months and the other for eight months, I would refer to the Testimony of Samuel Smith and Elijah Bradley -  
For my service under Capt. Bradley to the Documents that may be presented by Mr. Ingersol - which is one year For my service under Capt. Vendengen - and - Warner to the Testimony of William Steven which is one year -
         [Signed]  John Thompson
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court
this 29 day of Dec 1832
           [Signed] Albert M. Bank Clerk
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                          Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
                         __________ 
State of Connecticut
County of New Haven, } SS.

On this 7th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of New Haven now sitting John Thompson a resident of East Haven in the County of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, aged 79 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 entered the service of the United States under the following officers, and served as herein stated:

That I entered the State Service in the revolutionary War in the month of April 1776 under the command of Capt. Joseph Thompson of New Haven and was employed in building the Fort on the east side of New Haven harbor and at Milford until the last November following - and in the spring of the year 1777 enlisted again under Capt. Joseph Thompson and was employed in keeping guard in East Haven and New Haven until the winter following - was released - Samuel Smith, Elijah Bradley and others now living in this Town belonged to sd Company
On the fifth day of February 1779 enlisted as a noncommissioned officer under the Command of Capt. Phineas Bradley of New Haven and continued in service in keeping guard in East Haven to the fourth day of Feby 1780- when I was discharged -  The aforesaid enlistment is taken from the payroll of Capt. Phineas Bradley now in the hands of William Stevens of New Haven -
Stephen Bradley - Elle Grannis and others now living in the Town belonged in said Company

On the first day of January 1781 enlisted for one year under the command of Capt. William Van Duezen - and was Stationed on keeping guard at the East in this Town under the command of Capt. Van Deuzen until some time in the Summer - when left under the command of Lieut Warner and continued in service during said time -

I never received a written discharge-

I am born in East Haven in the year 17(?) in a family [illegible]    lived in East Haven at the time I entered the service and have ever since lived in said town -
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I Samuel Smith of East Haven in New Haven County State of Connecticut aged 82 Depose and Say that in the years 1776 and 1777 I was in the State Service in the war of the revolution under the command of Capt. Joseph Thompson of New Haven and that I served the principle part of said years in keeping guard on the shores in East Haven - And I am  knowing that John Thompson of East Haven was in said Company under Capt. Joseph Thompson. and that he served both of said years in keeping guard in said East Haven the principle part of his time -  Said John Thompson is a neighbour to me and is believed to be  79 years old and in my opinion his Declaration id correct -  
       [Signed] Samuel Smith
                     John Thompson [signature 
                                                 crossed out]
Sworn & Subscribed the
day and year aforesaid-
     [Signed]  Albert T. Beach Clerk

I Elijah Bradley of East Haven, having read the above, know that the statement therein made is true & correct
    [Signed] Elijah Bradley

I Willliam Stevens, of the City & County of New Haven & State of Connecticut depose and say, that I have now i nmy possession a copy of a pay Roll of a Company of Matross or Artillery
Guards in the State of Connecticut [next word illegible] stationed at New Haven in the year 1779, under Capt. Phineas Bradley & the name of John Thompson is there returned as Corpl Inlisted [sic] July  5th 1779, served until July 5th, 1789, term of service returned 12 Months and I further depose and say, that I have now in possession a similar pay roll, of a Company of the same description, in same service stationed at New Haven in the year 1781 under command of Capt. William Vandeusen - And on his Pay Roll, for services from the 1st January to the 1st August of that year, I find the name of John Thompson mentioned  7 months  -  I resided in New Haven [last two words inserted] at that time and it is well remembered by me and by many others now living in New Haven, that Capt. Van Duezen apointed [sic] Capt of sd Company, and so continued through the year. Capt. Warner died in 1794 or 5.  I have inquired, and I have searched for his Military papers at Secretary of States office, in the State, of his diminishing relatives, and those of his Administrators, but no papers can be found, which will give any more light on the services that year except the testimony of those who served under him that years -
     [Signed] William Stevens
Sworn to & subscribed the day
& year aforementioned
                      Attest  Jn Beach Clerk
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John Thompson   2479
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He the Declarant [last two words inserted] relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State,

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid,
Attest Jn Beach Clerk      John Thompson

We, Steven Dodd a Clergyman residing in sd East Haven and Bela Farnham residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration: that we believe him to be 79 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution, and that we concur in our opinion,

Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid;
Attest. Jn Beach, Clerk                               
                                       Steven Dodd
                                        Bela Farnham
 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 Stephen Dodd who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman. resident in East Haven and that Bela Farnham who has also signed the same, is a resident of sd East Haven, and a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  
 By order of Court Albert Jn Beach Clerk

I, Jn Beach Clerk of County Court of New Haven County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of application of John Thompson for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 7th day of August 1832.
                           Attest Jn Beach Clerk

[Stamp affixed, lower
left of page]
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Mar 25 '98
Miss Jessie M Loveridge
Coldwater
Mich.

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Rev War                 11534.
                             INVALID

                       File No  11,534
                       John Thompson
                       Priv. Rev. War
                           _________
                    Act:  June 7" 1832
               Index: - Vol. A,  Page 573

               [Arrangement of 1870.]
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John Thompson

of artillery
private 1 year
Corp  artillery 1 year

  $104

Jno Beach
N Haven

 Page 78
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claim, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Thompson  which require further proof or explanation.

1. Does the declarant show where the applicant resides?    [blank]
2 Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?   [blank]
3 If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides. is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  [blank]
4 Has the declarant mentioned the period of the war when he served?  [blank]
5. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what of pension he is entitled?        No
6. Has he given the names of officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?       No
7. Has he made a relinquishments of every claim to any other pension, that the one under the Act of June 7. 1832?   [blank]
8. Has the Court given their opinion?  [blank]
9.Has the Clerk given his certificate?   [blank]
10. Id the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?   [blank]
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11. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?   [blank]
12. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank]
13. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
    (A) The best evidence is not addressed
14. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?  NO
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under the seal of office?  [blank]
15. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, so to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  [blank]
16. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?    [blank]
17. Are the several interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  [ blank]     And if not, which of them is not so answered?    (A) 5

EXPLANATORY NOTES

QUERE 5.  In  a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 
"Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, etcetera, A.B, who. being sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than  the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ______ year ___________months and _________ days, I served as a _____  and ___________days, I served as a _____________; and for such service I claim a pension."
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                               3.

    It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service The use of the phrase about three or four months [last four words in italics] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE 14.  Proof of Service.
   In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE 16.  Mode of authenticating papers.
   In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit. or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached therein by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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[Seal with ribbon affixed in upper right corner]

State if Connecticut County of New Haven  Js

Be it remembered that at a County Court holden at New Haven within afsd New Haven County on the 4" Tuesday of Nov. AD 1832 now in session on this 29th day of Decr. 1832 - The said Court in addition to the Certificate to that pension papers of John Thompson of the 7" August 18 hereto annexed, hereby further Certifies that the several deponents or witnesses where affidavits or depositions were taken, sworn to before [illegible], & which were thereunto am hereunto annexed, [illegible word], Samuel Smith, Elijah Bradley & William Stores [?], are respectively persons of credibility & declare that in our opinion these statements are entitled to full faith & credit
   By order of Court
    Attest Jn Beach  Clerk

I Jn Beach Clerk of the County Court of New Haven County, do hereby Certify that the foregoing [illegible word inserted] contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Thompson for a pension
          In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 29th day of Decr 1832
                     Jn Beach Clerk
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                      Very respectfully,
Miss Jessie Loveridge
Coldwater Mich.             H. Chief Evans, Sr.
141 E Chicago St.            Commissioner

Full name of soldier,   John Thompson
Place of residence before service,  Connecticut
Place of residence after service,    New 
                 Paltz, Ulster Co., New York
Approximate date of death,   After 1830
Given name of widow,    Abigail  (?)
Did either the soldier or his widow receive a 
          pension?   The soldier
Additional information,  [blank]

Signature, Mrs. Jessie M. Loveridge
Post office address. [including street and number, town county, and State  
           141 E. Chicago Street
              Coldwater, Michigan
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                           206 Albemarle Street,
                           Rochester, N.Y., July 22, 1926.

Commissioner  of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Do the records of the Pension office give any information concerning a pension received by Mabel Thompson, widow of John Thompson [name underlined], a soldier in of the Revolutionary War?  Mabel Thompson [name underlined] is said to have received a pension as stated above, and to have died in 1844. I would be glad of any information concerning her and the military record of her husband, John Thompson, which entitled her to
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- a pension, if she received one.
      I shall greatly appreciate the kindness if you can give me the desired information.

         Very truly yours,
                 Henry Pease.
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