Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,519, for Nathan Thompson, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Thompson, Nathan
Warner, Betty
former widow
NUMBER  W. 22,519
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9368 
Vermont 
Betty Warner decd 
Vt. Nathan Thompson was a pensioner under the Act of who died on the 4 July 1796 of Addison, in the State of Vermont who was a Sgt, in the Company commanded by Captain [unreadable] of the Regt commanded by Conn Line for 2 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington at the rate of 120 Dollars of Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th of March 1836 & ending 4 March 1851, she having died 17 Jany. 1849
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day June 45 and Sent to H H Sylvester, Esqr Present 
Total amount, $600.00 
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by F. L.  Swann, Clerk
Book D. Vol 1 Page 143
M3 . Reps. See Let to Agt [agent] 2d 1845. 
Payable to John Thompson, Anna Parkell, Betsy Ashcroft & Polly Grandy her only sur [surviving] Children 
Let to S. Swift May 21 ‘46 
T. L. & A. Tho Smith June 8. 1846
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Feb 28, 1846
[stamp] [unreadable] 10
Declaration
Betty Warner
Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Manchester Feby 21st 1846   
Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Hon’e Sir,   I herewith forward to you the Affidavit of Elon Norton, for the purpose of supporting the claim of the heirs of Betty Warner dec’d for additional Pension (which I have but just rec’d)
The first husband of Betty Warner (Nathan Thompson) for whose services the Pension is claimed married to her during the war, I think in Octr 1780, she applied in her life time for a Pension, as I understand, under the act of July 4, 1836, but did not succeed in showing any service subsequent to their marriage & died during the pendency of her claim (in Jany 1823 I believe) & her children since her decease have applied for, & rec’d a certificate on her behalf, for a Sergt Pension, under the five years act, so called, or the act of 1838. their object in the present application & intaking & forwarding the enclosed Affidavit, is to obtain an additional Certificate agreeably to the original Declaration & claim, under the law of 1836.    
It will be remembered or rather, there will be found amongst the files & this testimony produced in this case an order signed by Adjt [adjutant]  N. Judson upon Serg’t Nathan Thompson, I believe, in the year 1781 or 2, for the for the performance of certain specified duties &c.  This of itself was not considered as suff’t [sufficient] proof of continental service, without some additional showing, which the heirs, living very remote from the same and then the place of residence of their dec’d father & from each other, were unable to obtain until now, & it is fully believed that this testimony at least combined with [unreadable] will be amply suff’t & satisfactory, to establish the fact of service subsequent the marriage, which is all that is now requires. 
With great respect, I am Hon Sir 
Your most obedt servt &c 
S. Swift
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State of Vermont 
Addison County, New Haven Probate District 
I John Pierpoint Register of the probate Court for the distinct of New Haven in the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that satisfactory proof has been adduced to the said Court that Betty Warner formerly the widow of Nathan Thompson late of Ferrisburgh in said Probate district deceased died on the Seventeenth day of January in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty three that she was a widow at the time of her decease that her only surviving children who are also the children of the said Nathan Thompson deceased are John Thompson of Vergennes in said Addison County, Anna Parkill wife of Nathanael Parkill of Lenox in the County of Maddison State of New York; Betsey Ashcroft wife of Elijah Ashcroft of Machias County of Cattaraugus & Patty Grandy wife of Charles Grandy of Yorkshire County of Cattaraugus & State of New York.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my official signature the seal of the said Probate Court at the City of Vergennes in said district this 19th day of May AD 1845
J. Pierpoint Register
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No. 5 
I Thomas Punderson Pastor the congregational church in the town of Huntington County of Fairfield and state of Connecticut, depose and say that it appears from the records of said church of which I have the custody that Nathen Thompson & Betty Curtis both of Ripton, (the name by which this parish was then called) were married by the Rev David Ely on the first of October in the year One thousand seven hundred & eighty. On the record, the above marriage is under the list of Marriages.  The date is in fair and legible figures. It is in the hand writing of the above Ely who was at that time Paster of said church.  The whole record is as follows – 
“1780” 
“[unreadable] named Nathan Thompson and Betty Curtis both I Ripton" 
I Thomas Punderson Paster of the church aforesaid of the town county & State aforesaid do testify that the above is a true statement, and that of what is contained in the tenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth lines of the above is a true extract from the record of said church 
Attest Thomas Punderson
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County} ss Huntington February 7th AD. 1839   personally appeared Thomas Punderson and made oath to the truth of the within Certificate by him subscribed who I certify is a credible witness is known to me and is pastor of the within named Church before me 
Lemuel Beardslee Justice of Peace 
State of Connecticut 
County of Fairfield }ss Bridgeport February 11th 1839 
I Ira Sherman Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield and State aforesaid hereby Certify that Lemuel Beardslee Esq above named is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Fairfield, duly commissioned and qualified that the above signature is genuine 
Given under my hand and seal of said Court this 11th day Febry 1839 
Ira Sherman  Clerk
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State of Vermont 
Addison County ss } Vergennes  4th May 1839. 
I John Thompson of Vergennes in the County of Addison & State of Vermont aged 54 years being first duly sworn do depose & say that I am the Son of Nathan Thompson late of Ferrisburgh in said County deceased, and his Willow Betty Thompson, now Betty Warner, of the town of Machias in Cattaraugus County State of New York, that my Father the said Nathan Thompson died at Ferrisburgh aforesaid on the early part of July A.D. 1796 - That my father the said Nathan Thompson previous to his decease as aforesaid, frequently described in my hearing battles & skirmishes in the Revolutionary war in which he fought in person that I have often heard him declare that he fought at the Battle of Monmouth & that during that battle & after it was decided his own thirst & that of his fellow soldier was so great that they drank the muddy water in the gullies made by the Artillery Carriage wheels.  That I have often heard my father the said Nathan Thompson affirm that he served in the war of the Revolution during a term of five years, that at the earliest period of my recollection it was universally supposed by the neighbors of my father that he served in the War of the Revolution several years as a Sergeant in the American service, & that I was induced that time to believe & still believe that my father the said Thompson did serve & hold the rank of Sergeant for several years during the Revolutionary struggle, in the army of the United States.
I further declare that my mother the said Betty Thompson the widow of the said Nathan Thompson from the time of his decease as aforesaid until the 18th day of April A.D. 1798 when she was Married to our Aaron Warner of Addison in the County aforesaid and that the said Aaron Warner died at Addison aforesaid on the 16th 17th day of October A.D. 1822 and that my mother the said Betty is now thus been the widow of the said Aaron Warner since his decease as aforesaid. 
John Thompson 
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 4th day of May AD 1839 
E. D. Woodbridge  Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont 
Addison County ss}  Vergennes May 4th AD 1839. 
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Thompson Esquire the signer of the above affidavit & that he is fully entitled to credit and that the above signature of his, is in his own proper hand writing, certified by me. 
E. D. Woodbridge Jus Peace
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State of Vermont 
Addison County ss.} Vergennes April 3d 1839 
I Jesse Grandey of Panton in the County of Addison State of Vermont aged 61 years being first duly sworn do depose & say that I am the son of Edmund Grandey late of Panton aforesaid, deceased that the said Edmund Grundey died at Panton aforesaid on the 17th day of August A.D. 1827 and that I was appointed and acted as administrator upon his Estate, & that I have now in my possess all the Books, Records & papers belonging to the said Edmund Grandey at the time of his decease as aforesaid that among the said Records & papers now on file in my office in Panton aforesaid I find the record of several Marriages Signed by my father the said Edmund Grandey as Justice of the Peace, and among them the marriage of Aaron Warner & Betty Thompson, of which marriage Record the following is an exact copy to wit: 
State of Vermont 
Addison County ss} Be it remembered that at Ferrisburgh in the County aforesaid on this Eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety Eight Aaron Warner of Addison in the County of Addison & State of Vermont & Betty Thompson of Ferrisburgh in the County and State aforesaid were duly joined in marriage by me 
Edm Grandey Justice of the Peace 
And I further certify that aforesaid Record, of which the above is a copy is made in my fathers own proper hand writing and that I have not a doubt of the genuineness and validity of  the said Marriage Record and I further certify that at the term of the date of the above record my father held the office of Justice of the peace acting under the authority of the said State of Vermont
Jesse Grandey
 State of Vermont 
Addison County ss}  Sworn and subscribed before me this 3d day of April AD 1839. And I further certify that I have been for many years well acquainted with the Hon Jesse Grandey the above deponent and that he is entitled to the fullest faith & credit. 
E. D. Woodbridge Just Peace
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State of Vermont City 
City of Vergennes ss}  I George W.  Rogers Clerk of the City Court of the City of Vergennes in the County of Addison hereby certify that Enoch D. Woodbridge Esq before whom the preceding affidavits of Jesse Grandey and John Thompson Esqrs were taken is a Justice of the peace within & for the County of Addison acting under the authority of the State of Vermont & that his name subscribed to said Affidavits is genuine. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City of Vergennes, this 4th day of May A.D. 1839. 
Geo. W. Rogers, Clerk
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4506
Betty Warner formerly widow of Nathan Thompson 
NY 
Act 4 July 36 & March 37 
4506 M. 80 -
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State of New York 
Cattaraugus County ss}  On this 2d day of April A.D. 1839 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the said County Betty Warner a resident of the town of Machia Cattaraugus County & state of New York aged 85 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 that she is the widow of Nathan Thompson late of Ferrisburgh County of Addison & State Vermont deceased, who was Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution, in the Connecticut Line Regiment under Col. Heman Swift that according to the best of her knowledge & belief the said Nathan Thompson entered the army aforesaid in the summer of 1777, & continued in the service until sometime in the Summer of 1782 (the precise time does not recollect).  That she has often heard the said Thompson affirm, & verily believes the same to be true that he fought in person at the Battle of Monmouth & that he acted in various skirmishes & battles in different places at different periods during the Revolutionary War.
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Thompson, on the 1st day of October A.D. 1780 by the Rev. David Ely then Pastor of the Congregational Church in the town of Huntington, County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut, the said Parish being then known by the name of Ripton and that her husband, the aforesaid Nathan Thompson died at Ferrisburgh aforesaid, on the early part of the month of July in the year of our Lord 1796 and that on the 18th day of April A.D. 1798 she was married to one Aaron Warner of Addison aforesaid in the County of Addison aforesaid at Ferrisburgh aforesaid, by Edmund Grandey Esquire one of the Justices of the peace within and for the said County of Addison & that the said Aaron Warner died at Addison aforesaid on the 16th or 17th day of October in the year of our Lord 1832 and that she has since remained & is now a Widow as will more fully appear by reference to proof hereto annexed.  And she further declares that after her marriage with the aforesaid Nathan Thompson and prior to his leaving the service, he the said Thompson was well known & frequently called by the name or title of “Sergeant Thompson” & that she then supposed & still verily believes that her husband the said Thompson did hold the rank of Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution up to the time when he was honorably discharged in the Summer of 1782 as aforesaid.
Betty Warner
Subscribed and sworn the day and year above written before me 
Rensselan Lamb Justice of the Peace
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Rev WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 22,519  
Betty Warner 
Widow of Nathan Thompson 
Serg.  Rev. War 
Act July 7 1838  
Index: Vol. A, Page 312 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nathan Thompson
W. 22519
Conn
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No. 2 
Nathan Thompson of the 7th Con’t Reg’t has leave of absence for six days by order of Gen’l  Huntington 
R. Alder 
Camp Aug 28th 1779
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Nathan Thompson orders
Nathan Thompson W. 22,519
Conn
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No. 3 
Sir you are hereby ordered to proceed to Greenfield & take the Bodies of Joseph Lyon the 3d, Daniel Price, & David Hubble & Bring them forthwith to me at the house of Samuel Wakeman Esqr Dated in Northfield November the 19th 1781 N Judson Adgt 
To Sgt Nathan Tompson
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No. 4
Gent’n Stratford August 19th 1782 
Pleas to pay the Bearer Mr Nathan Thompson Soldier in Col Swifts Ridgment his Wages from the first of January 1780 to the time of his Discharge said Thompson has had no Family Supplys from the Town -  
Elisha Mills Justice of Peace
N. B. said Thompson informs that Col. Swift Tould him that this order is all he needs to receive his notes 
To the Committee of Pay Table -
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Please to pay Doct. Eldad Lewis the sum of what I am intitled to by virtue of the within 
Nathan Thompson
The Comt [committee] of Pay Tables 
Stratford to 10th 1782