Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,603, Thomas Gillen, Continental Md. Pensioned In N.Y. State
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Md.

Gillen, Thomas

NUMBER
S. 43,603
B.L.No. 1597-100

Pensioner in N.Y. State

CONTENTS
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15,969 R
New York
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Thomas Gillen
Wallkill in the state of New York
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Richardson of the Maryland
line, for the term of seven years War
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Nov 1819
and sent to A. Dimmick Esqr
Bloomingburg New York
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1819  $136.52
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48.
16 mo 28/30 4/31
$184.52
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{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }

Continued
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Notif. sent [illegible] 15th 1820 to A.Dimmick
Bloomingburgh
N.Y.
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Thomas Gillen 5401
Declaration [illegible]
Private
76 to 83

Richardson Maryland 
Regt

Admd.

A. Dimmmick. Bloomingburgh
N. York
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DISTRICT OF New York, ss.

On this 4th day of October 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Sullivan County for the
said district, personally appeared Thomas Gillen aged sixty one
years, resident in Wallkill in the said district, who, being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons en
gaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the
said Thomas Gillen enlisted for the term of three years
on or about the 15th day of May in the year 1776
in Queen Annes Coty in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by
Captain John Hawkins of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
William Richardson in the line of the State of Maryland
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, until the end of said war, when he was
discharged from service in New Burgh state of New York,
that he was in the battles of Germantown Brandy wine
Monmouth and the taking of Lord Cornwallis
at York Virginia; That he enlisted before the end of said three
years for during the war; and was transferred & served in General Washingtons
life guard under Captain William Colefax
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.  Thomas Gillen
David Hunter

I, David Hunter, Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Gillen did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term
of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.  I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support.  I also certify that he made a previous declaration
on the 3d. day of April 1818 in substance as above stated
and that Alpheus Dimmick made oath before me
to the annexed or subjoined affidavit and that
[SEAL OF] he is a credible witness I being well acquain
[THE COURT.] ted with him and that the words "said War"
were written on erasure and the words "or about"
intertined before sworn to in the above Declaration.
David Hunter Judge
[illegible]
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State of New York }
Sullivan County } Ss:  I John P Jones Clerk of the County of Sullivan
[Blurred seal of court] and clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for
said County do hereby certify that David Hunter
within named & before whom the written & annexed
affidavits were taken and who executed the within
certificate was at the time of the taking & certifying
the same duly commissioned & sworn as one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, And that I am well
acquainted with the hand writing of the said David Hunter
and verily believe the signature "David Hunter" to the annexed certi
ficate and [illegible] of the annexed affidavits to be his own proper hand
writing and signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of
October AD 1819  JPJones Clk

fees 3/
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State of New York Sullivan County Ss

Alpheus Dimmick of said County being
duly sworn deposeth and saith that a
declaration was made signed & sworn to
by Thomas Gillen in the foregoing Declaration
mentioned on the 3d. day of April 1818 before
a Judge having competent authority which
said Declaration stated in substance the same
matters and things as are stated in the
preceding declaration according to the best
of this deponents recollection & belief; That
this deponent inclosed said Declaration and
put the same into the mail directed to Wash
ington City sometime last year which was
sent back for want only of an amendment
of the Judges certificate as to the reduced circum
stances of said Thomas, as was stated on the back
of said declaration as in the inclosure.  That this
deponent procured an amendment of said
certificate and remitted said declaration and
amended certificate to Washington City by
mail sometime during the year 1818
and has been informed recently that the
same had not been received in the
office of the Secretary of War
A Dimmick

Signed and sworn to this }
4th day of October 1819 }
before me }
David Hunter
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The Auditor Gen. of Maryland will please
furnish any evidence in his office, will [illegible], of this mans
service

Pension Office {
Novr. 4th 1819 {
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Thomas Gillen
No. 1597
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a 
right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged
for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their
rank.

N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, are not entitled to land
from the United States.

The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant:

State of New York }
County of Sullivan } Ss

I, Thomas Gillen aged seventy one
years, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight
I enlisted for the term of "during the war," and served in the regiment No. five under the
command of Colonel William Richardson of the Maryland line; and
that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the life guard
of Genl. Washington [word struck out] commanded by [Colonel struck out] Captain William Colefax to which
life guard I had been transferred.

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the
United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: therefore,

Know all men by these presents, that I, Thomas Gillen, aforesaid, do hereby
constitute and appoint Hector Craig to be my true and lawful
attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant
for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to
constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest,  Thomas Gillen
A Dimmick
C Bodle

I, Alpheus Dimmick aged forty three years, do, upon
oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with Thomas Gillen who has sub
scribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents him
self to be; and further, I know, or do believe, that he did perform the military service therein stated and have seen
an Affidavit made by Capt. now General Wm. Colefax stating
said service very explicitly.
Attest,   A Dimmick
C Bodle

Before me, Charles Bodle a Justice of the peace in Sullivan Co.
personally appeared the above named Thomas Gillen subscriber to the foregoing
declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed;
and, likewise, personally appeared Alpheus Dimmick who hath subscribed the above
certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth
of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this 3d day of February 1830.
C Bodle Justice of the Peace.

In testimony that the abovewritten Charles Bodle Esq was a magistrate
authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of New York at
the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the
county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Monticello this sixth
day of February 1830
Amos Holmes, C. Clerk, &c.
[right index finger pointing]This law expires 3d March, 1827.  of Sullivan County
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District of New York Ss. On this 4th day of
September 1820 personally appeared in open
Court in the Court of Common Pleas in &
for the County of Orange in said district
being a Court of Record by the Constitution
& laws of said State, Thomas Gillen aged 63
years resident in the town of Wallkill in said
County of Orange who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath declare
that he served in the revolutionary war
as follows to wit in Captain John Hawkins
company in the 5th regiment of the line
of Maryland under Col. William Richardson
and was transferred into Genl Washingtons life guard
and served seven years two months and fifteen days
That the day of his original declaration for
a pension was on the 3d day of April AD 1818
and the number of his pension certificate
is 15969: and 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 disposed of my property
or any part thereof with intent thereby
so to diminish it as to bring myself with
in the provisions of an act of Congress
entitled "An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land & 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 and I do further
swear that I am by occupation a 
farmer That I am not able to do more
than one fourth part the labour of a com
mon man that my family including
myself consists of five members to wit
Mary Gillen by wife aged 57 years not
able to do more than one fourth part the
wash of a common laboring woman
Nancy Ross my daughter aged 25 years Mary
Jane Ross aged 3 years and Eliza Ross aged about
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one year the two last being my grand chil
dren and left destitute by their father and
I do swear that sickness alone has prevented
me from making my schedule before and 
that my circumstances as to property for six
months past have not been at any time
better than at this date.
Sworn in open court this 4th Sept.  Thos. Gillen
1820 before Jas McClintock Dep Clk

Schedule of property debts and
credits referred to in the foregoing 
affidavit

[Two columns]
[Left column]

Thomas Giles property }
no real or landed property
1 table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.00
6 chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1.00
1 chest . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1.00
several books . . . . . . . . .  2.00
6 knives & forks . . . . . . .     .75
1 pot & tea kettle }
1 pan & kettle } . . . . . . . . .  2.00
several plates }
dishes cups & saucers} . . . 1.25
2 hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
1 churn & milk tub . . . . . . . . 1.00
[illlegible] & tackling . . . . . .  4.00
1 large 1 small wheel . . . . . .  3.00
1 new andiron . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
[illegible] $27.75

[Right column]
Debts due from
Thomas Gilles to
James Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $1.50
John Emner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12.00
Israel Bowers . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1.12[illegible]
James Calwell . . . . . . . . . . . .    5.00
John Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . .    15.00
John C Nicholson . . . . . . . . .      3.75
David Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11.00
Enos Ayres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      5.00
John Tears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     10.00
Saml Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1.50
Saml Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      11.50
Geo. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . .      27.50
David Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       6.00
Samuel Dimmick . . . . . . . . . . .      20.00
Alpheus Dimmick . . . . . . . . . .       10.00
Samuel Redfield. . . . . . . . . . . .        2.00
Daniel Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . .      12.00
Bevien Depney [blank]
Wm T Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      12.00
John McLaughlin . . . . . . . . . . . .       5.00
Roxana Newkirkt }
Susannah Thompson } . . . . . . . .    39.50

Debts due to Thos. Gillen
from  [illegible] none.   Thos. Gillen
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.

January 8, 1924.

Mrs. S. B. Pond,
Patton, Calif.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 43603, it appears
that Thomas Gillen enlisted in Queen Anne County, Mary
land, May 15, 1776 and served as a private in Captain
John Hawkins' Company, Colonel William Richardson's
5th Maryland Regiment, and in January 1780 was trans
ferred to Captain William Colfax' Company, General Wash
ington's Life Guard, was in the battles of Brandywine,
Germantown, Monmouth, Surrender of Cornwallis and served
until close of War, having served seven years and two and
one half months.

He was allowed pension in 1819, at which time he was
a resident of Wallkill, New York, aged sixty two years.

In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, Mary, aged
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fifty seven years; daughter, Nancy Ross, aged twenty
five years; and grand children, Mary Jane Ross, aged
three years; Eliza Ross, aged one year.

There is no further family data on file.

Owing to a lack of clerical force available for such
a purpose, only two reports are furnished each inquirer.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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43,603
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 43,603
Thomas Gillen
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"
Indes:--Vol. 3, Page 196

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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1911 Aug. 29. Hist to
Judge H. C. Glenn C
1924-Jan. 8-Hist to Mrs. S.
B. Pond-see letter in Richard
Malee S.29127-aws
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Thomas Gillen
Md.

S. 43,603

Send to
Judge H. C. Glenn,
Van Wort, 
Ohio
Personal inquiry Aug 25, 1911.
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, Nov. 12th--1819

I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remain
ing in the Auditor's Office, that Thomas Gilling
enlisted as a pvt. in the 5th. Maryland
Regiment, on the 19th day of May 78
and was [struck out: discharged on the] in Jany-80-Genls. Guard

Thos. Karney Aud. S. M.
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Thomas Gillens
Schedule & oath
(Certified)

15,969
March 1820
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[Blurred seal of court] I James W Wilkin Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in & for the County of
Orange in the State of New York do
hereby certify that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereto annexed
are truly copied from the record of this
said Court and I do further certify that
it is the opinion of the said Court that
the total amount in value of this
property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule is twenty seven dollars and
seventy five cents.  In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & affixed
the seal of the said Court on this [blank] day
of September 1820
Jas W. Wilkin
Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas Open Court by
Jas McClintock Dep Clk
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In reply to your request of [blank] received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of Thomas Gillen,
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his [struck out: (or his widow's)] application for pen
sion on file in this Bureau.
S.43,603
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DATES OF |
ENLISTMENT OR |
APPOINTMENT. |
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May 15, 1776 |

LENGTH OF |
SERVICE. |
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7 yrs. 2 1/2 mos |

RANK. |
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{ | 
{ Pri. ||
{ | 

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. |
_______________________________________________
CAPTAIN. | 
_________
John Hawkins |
William Colfax in Gen Washington's Life Guard
COLONEL. |
__________
Wm Richardson |

STATE.
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5 Md.

Battles engaged in, Germ. Brand. Mon. taking of Cornwallis
Residence of solider at enlistment, [checkmark] [illegible] Queen Anne Co., Md.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 4. 1819 - Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Wallkill, Orange Co., NY.
Age at date of application, 61 yrs.
Remarks: In 1820 he referred to his wife Mary Gillen at 57 yrs.
dau. Nancy Ross at 25 with her two ch. Mary Jane at 3 yrs & Elisha 1 yr.

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