Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7744, for Joseph Tomlinson, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Penn.
Tomlinson, Joseph
NUMBER  S7744
Carded
CONTENTS
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let. 25th May 1838
Hon C. Morris
Order to pay. 12 Sept 1838.
Set to Carroll Pennington Oct 25 43
Date of death [illegible] on A. B.
27,653,
Ohio Pittsburgh Agency
Joseph Tomlinson
Munroe, Co, in the State of Ohio
who was a Pt in the Company commanded
by Captain [illegible] of the [illegible] commanded by Col [illegible] in the Penna
[illegible]
10 Mo [illegible] $33.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio [illegible]
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of October and [illegible]
'34 [illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '34 | 116.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 [illegible] '35 | 16.66
$133.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. F. Sprague Clerk,
Book E:2 Vol. 5 Page 156.-
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Joesph Tomlinson Wheeling Act of June 1832
$33.33
To What time last paid
Pension Office
12th Sept 1838.  pd to 4 Sept 1837
JH [initials]
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State of Ohio Monroe County Ss
On this fifth day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
four personally appeared in open court before Hon. Alexander [illegible] Jeremiah Hollister Amos B Jones and John Linn A [illegible] Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Joseph Tomlinson resident of said Monroe County and State of Ohio aged Seventy Eight 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 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated viz to the best of his recollection and knowledge he served
during the campaign of Seventeen hundred
and seventy six in a Light infantry Com
commanded by Captain James Potts the
term of two months. In August the same ┃
year he was called out and served as a
private soldier in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Lewis [illegible] and where
he served the 2 term of two months more
2. he resided and was born at lower Dublin
Township Philadelphia County
Pensylvania and March to Perth
Amboy and was there at the time
of the battle of Flatbush August 26th
AD 1776 In the year 1777 he was called
out and served according to the best
of his knowledge and recollection the term of
2 two months under the command of Captain Dungan and Colonel M Vay &
was at the battle of Brandywine Sept
11th 1777 - the same year also he
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he joined the Army of the Revolution as a
Private Soldier under the command of
Captain Swift - and served also to best of
his knowledge and Recollection also the
term of two months and encamped near the
Valley Forde (or Forge not recollected [illegible] near where General Washington's Army lay in the summer of 1778 he served two
months under the command of one Captain ^[illegible] Worrel as a Private Soldier He has no documentary evidence of the above facts and knows of no person in his neighbourhood who can certify to his Service in 1779 & 1780 he served two months in [illegible] the [illegible] Capt Keeliaogh & 2 months on Board the Brigg Rover Capt John Douglas Cass 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 any State Sworn to and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid Joseph Tomlinson
we Gideon Mason a Clergyman residing
in the said Monroe County & John Linn Judge
residing in the same place hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with the said abovenamed Joseph Tomlinson who has sworn
and subscribed to the above declaration
that we believe him to be at least Seventy Eight 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 we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Gideon Mason
John Levin
And the 
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
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Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the ^court further certifies that it appears to them that Gideon Mason who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in said Monroe County and is a credible person and that the said John Levin Judge who also signed the same is also a resident in the said County of Monroe and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled
to credit. 
Alen Hasper [illegible] 6th County
John Linn
Amos B Janes
[illegible]
Associate Judges
I Robert F Naylor Clerk of the Court of Common pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Tomlinson for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 3d day of March Eighteen hundred and
thirty [crossed out: three] four
Robert F. Naylor Clerk
Questions to be propounded by the Court
1 where and in what year were you born
Answer I was born in lower Dublin Township Philadelphia County Pennsylvania in the year 1756
2d have you any record of your age and if so where is it. Ans -I have  no record here but it was recorded in my fathers Bible Philadelphia County Pa.
3 where were you living when called into actual service? where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live Answer I was living in lower Dublin Township Philadelphia County Pa -
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since the Revolutionary war I have lived ^in Lancaster County Pennsylvania fifteen years since that time I have lived in Belmont & Monroe Counties in the state ^of Ohio 13 or fourteen years
4 How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute? and if a Substitute for whom
Answer I was drafted as the other militia were drafted or as it came to our turnes to serve
5 State the names of same of some of the regular officers who wer with the Troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service 
Answer the first time we were out I marched to Amboy when General Messer commanded the second time we were marched to Brandywine when General and General Washington was commander in chief and I stood the whole day at the battle of Brandywine others not recollected -
6. did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it. Answer I received a Discharge every time but thinking they were [illegible] they were lost and mislaid
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer John Linn Wm. Lawrence Gideon Mason
Joseph Tomlinson
Ohio
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State of Ohio Monroe County Ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice
of the peace in and for said County Joseph Tomlinson
who being duly sworn according to law 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 services but according to the best
of his recollection he served not less that the periods
mentioned below and in the following grades
1776 for (2) two months I served as a private in a light
infantry company commanded by Captain James Potts
and marched from Frankford Philidelphia County Pennsylvania
to Perth Amboy not far from the [illegible] where
I remarried at the time of the Battle of Flatbush according
the best of my recollection encamped -
1776 For (2) two months more I served as a private in the
Regiment commanded by Colonel Lewis' Batallion and marched
(I think) from Lower Dublin Township Phel. Co.
to Trenton thirty miles above Philadelphia on delaware
River where we lay encampt during the said two months
1777 For (2) two months or more I served as a private in the
Company of Militia commanded by Captain Benjamin [illegible]
in Colonel McVays Batt^alion and marched from
or near Frankfort aforesaid to Brandywine and was
at the battle at that place about the Eleventh of Sept
AD 1777- and stood on the ground in the field the who day
1777 For (2) two months or more I served as a private
in the Company of Captain Swift and marched from Lower
dublin Township aforesaid to the Valley Forge about
September or October when we lay encamped the said two
months
1778 for (2) two months or more I seved as a private in
a Company commanded by Captain Isaac Worrel I marched
^from said Frankford to Trenton [crossed out: about] the time not recollected
but think it was in the fall and continued in our tents
1779 1780 For (4) four months or near two months on bord the
1780
Bring America under Captain Keelough sailed from
Philadelphia to St Ustatia
For two month on board the Brig Rover Captain
John [illegible] Saled from Phill to the Havanna
in the island of Cuba & for such service I calm a Pension
Joseph Tomlinson
sworn to and subscribed before me at my
office this 18th day September AD 1834 Daniel Gray Justice of the peace
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State of Ohio
Monroe County Ss
I Robert F. Naylor Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for said County Do
hereby certify that Daniel Gray Esq is an acting
Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned
and qualified, and that the within signature
purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court at Woodsfield the [illegible] day of September
A.D. 1834.
Robert F. Naylor Clk
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31.633
Joseph Tomlinson
Ohio
from 1776 pr 10 m
$33.33/100

100.00
16.66
11666

3333
4
133.32

Daniel Gray
Woodfield
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
nessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Tomlinson

[column headings: Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.]

1776 | = 2 = | private | Capt James Potts | age at present 78 years | he has to rely on his own oath as he knows of no person by whom he can proove his Services -

1776 | = 2 = | Do | Capt James Potts | Col Lewis Ballerton |

1777 | = 2 = | Do | Col McVay

1777 | = 2 = | Do | Capt Swift

1778 | = 2 = | Do |  Capt Isaac Warrel

1779 - | = 2 = | Do | Capt Reeliough on Board the Brig America

1780 - | = 2 = | Do | Capt John Douglass on Board the Brigg Rover in Lower Dublin Township Philadelphia County

[end table]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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2
REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and  served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [hand pointing] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of services in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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 we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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, &c. A. B. who, being duly 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 ----. For ---- months and ---- days, I served as a ----; and for such service I claim a pension.""
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to 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, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was wither in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[finger pointing] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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June 13, 1940

BA-J/AWF Own
Joseph Tomlinson
S. 7744

Mrs. Ellen Logan Sands
151 E. Walnut Lane
Germantown, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

In compliance with your request of recent date
you are furnished herein the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Tomlinson, as shown in pension claim, S.7744, based upon his service in that war.

Joseph Tomlinson was born in the year 1756, in
Lower Dublin Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.

While residing in Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania, Joseph Tomlinson enlisted and served as a private with the Pennsylvania troops, as follows:
In 1776, two months in Captain James Potts'
company; again in 1776, two months in Colonel Lewis' regiment; in 1777, two months in Captain Benjamin Dungan's company, Colonel McVay's regiment, and was in the battle of Brandywine; again in 1777, two months in Captain Swift's company; in 1780, two months in Captain Isaac Worrel's company.

He served, also, in 1779, two months on board the brig "America", Captain Keeliough; and in 1780, two months on board the brig "Rover", Captain John Douglass.

Joseph Tomlinson lived after the Revolution in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about fifteen years, then
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moved to Belmont and Monroe Counties, Ohio.

Joseph Tomlinson was allowed pension on his application executed March 5, 1834, then living in Monroe County, Ohio.

The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of this pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of Joseph Tomlinson, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

Joseph Tomlinson
Certificate #27653
Issued October 1, 1834
Rate $33.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio, Pittsburgh, Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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7744
Rev War
INVALID.

File No. 7744
Joseph Tomlinson
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1st, Page 377

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1931 Mch. 25 - Hist to Mrs George W. Johnson CWF
1937 - Jany. 21 - Alva Brown AWF
'39. Oct. 8. Hist. to Mrs. Rbert M. Shaw - copied ILL for A. W. F.
1940 - June 13 . . . Ellen Logan Sands awf
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October 5, 1939.

Mrs. Robert M. Shaw
224 9th Avenue
Haddon Heights, New Jersey.

1 copy ILL
BA-J/ILL
Joseph Tomlinson
S. 7744
Joseph Tomlinson
O. W. W. File #13230
Eneas Tomlinson
B. L. Wt. #56074-120-55

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request
information in regard to your ancestors, Joseph Tomlinson, of
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who served in the Revolutionary War,
and his son, Enos Tomlinson, who, you state, served in Captain Ed.
Yerkes' company in the War of 1812.

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been
searched and one claim for pension only found of a Joseph Tomlinson
of Pennsylvania. Pension Claim-S. 7744. The War of 1812 records
have been searched and the claims for bounty land found based upon
service of an Eneas Tomlinson, of Captain Edward Yerkes' Pennsylvania
company, and the claim for pension and bounty land found based upon death and
service of a Joseph Tomlinson, father of Enos Tomlinson. All three
records are furnished you herewith.

Such claims for pension and bounty land which have been
made to the United States are the source of the data furnished by the
Veterans Administration pertaining to soldiers of those wars.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Feb. 26-1940.
See further request from her regarding
these soldiers above - in Rev. Garret
Kroesen - S-22866 -
I L L.
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October 5, 1939.

Mrs. Robert M. Shaw
224 9th Avenue
Haddon Heights, New Jersey.

COPIED/ILL
BA-J/AWF/ILL
Joseph Tomlinson
S. 7744

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were found in the papers on file in
pension claim, S. 7744, based upon service of Joseph Tomlinson in
the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Tomlinson was born in the year 1756, in Lower Dublin
Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The names of his
parents were not given.

While residing in Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania, Joseph
Tomlinson enlisted and served as private in the Pennsylvania troops,
shown as follow: in 1776, two months in Captain James Potts' company;
in the summer of 1776, two months in Colonel Lewis' regiment; in 1777,
two months in Captain Benjamin Dungan's company, Colonel McVay's regiment
and was in the battle of Brandywine; again in 1777, two months
in Captain Swift's company; and in the fall of 1778, two months in
Captain Isaac Worrel's company.

He also served in 1779, two months on board the brig "America", 
Captain Keeliough; and in 1780, two months on board the brig " Rover", 
Captain John Douglass.

Joseph Tomlinson lived after the Revolutionary War in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania, about fifteen years, and then moved to Belmont and
Monroe Counties, Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 5, 1834,
then living in Monroe County, Ohio.

The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to wife or
children.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name
and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of
this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and furnish
the following data:

Joseph Tomlinson
Certificate #27653
Issued October 1, 1834
Rate $33.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio, Pittsburgh Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

2.
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August 21, 1937

Joseph Tomlinson
S. 7744
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Alva Brown
Fairmont
Nebraska

Dear Madam:


Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph
Tomlinson, a pensioner residing in Monroe County,
Ohio in 1840.

The data furnished herein concerning Joseph
Tomlinson, were obtained from papers on file in
pension claim, S. 7744, based upon his service in
the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Tomlinson was born in the year 1756 in
Lower Dublin Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
The names of his parents were not given.

While residing in Lower Dublin Township, Joseph
Tomlinson served as a private with the Pennsylvania
troops as follows:
In 1776, two months in Captain James Potts'
company; in the summer of 1776, two months in Colonel
Lewis' regiment; in 1777, two months in Captain Benjamin
Dungan's company, Colonel McVay's regiment, and
was in the battle of Brandywine; again in 1777, two
months in Captain Swift's company; in the fall of
1778, two months in Captain Isaac Worrel's company.

He also served in 1779, two months on board the
brig "America", Captain Keeliough; and in 1780, two
months on board the brig "Rover", Captain John Douglass.

He lived after the Revolution in Lancaster County,
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Pennsylvania about fifteen years and then moved to
Belmont and Monroe Counties, Ohio.

The soldier, Joseph Tomlinson was allowed
pension on his application executed March 5, 1834,
then living in Monroe County, Ohio.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
reference to wife or children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and
possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you
should address The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C.,
and furnish the following data:

Joseph Tomlinson
Certificate #27653
Issued October 1, 1834
Rate $33.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio, Pittsburgh Agency.

Very truly yours

GEORGE H. SWEET
Acting Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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March 25, 1931

Mrs. George W. Johnson
1104 Juliana Street
Parkersburg, West Virginia

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF: MLB

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 7744, that Joseph
Tomlinson was born in 1756 in Lower Dublin Township,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

While residing in said township, he enlisted and served
as a private with the Pennsylvania troops, as follows:

In 1776, two months in Captain James Potts' company;
again in 1776, two months in Colonel Lewis' regiment; in 1777,
two months in Captain Benjamin Dungan's company, Colonel
McVay's regiment, and was in the battle of Brandywine; later
in 1777, two months in Captain Swift's company; in the summer
of 1778, two months in Captain Isaac Worrel's company.

He also served in 1779, two months on board the brig
"America", Captain Keeliough; and in 1780, two months on
board the brig " Rover", Captain John Douglass.

After the Revolution he lived in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania about fifteen years and then moved to Belmont
and Monroe Counties, Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
March 5, 1834, at which time he was living in Monroe County,
Ohio.

There are no data as to family.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Mrs Ellen Logan Sands
151 E Walnut Lane
Germantown Phila Pa

(Joseph Tomlinson)
Rev. War pension claim
S.7744-
Personal request June 11-1940
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224 Ninth Ave.,
Haddon Heights, N. J. 
Sept. 29th, 1939.

The Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

See another letter Sept. 14-
In Re:- Revolutionary War-Land Grants.
War 1812.

Dear Sir:

Will you be so kind to see if your records have the name of
Joseph Tomlinson of Northampton Township Co., Bucks Co. Penna. He
served from Aug. 19, 1775 Roll of the Fourth Associated Co., of Northampton
Township Bucks Co., Penna. under Captain Henry Lott and was
Mustered out July 27, 1776. His wife's first name was Catharine --------

I would like to know the following:
Joseph Tomlinson Born ------------------------?
Died --------------------------------------------?
Married Catharine when -----------------------?
Catharine Born ---------------------------------?
Died --------------------------------------------?

or any information that his pension showed that I could use for my
D. A. R. papers.

Enos Tomlinson was a son of the above and he was in the War of
1812 and was still in service Oct. 25, 1814. He was a private served
under Captain Ed Yerkes.

I would like a copy of his pension papers.
Enos Tomlinson  Born Sept. 18, 1787
Died ---------?
Married Mary Krewson July 15, 1809 at the Dutch Reform Church
Churchville, Penna.
Mary Krewson  Born Oct. 31, 1786.
Died --------?
Children were John Krewson Tomlinson and Catharine Tomlinson

I hope the pensions or enlistment will show and give the
dates that I need.

My papers must be returned to the Registrar before the 10th
of October.

Thanking you and hoping to be favored with an early reply,
I am the Great Great Great Grand-daughter of Joseph Tomlinson.

Sincerely yours,
[signature] Mrs. Robert M. Shaw

[stamp in black ink reading "RECEIVED SEPT 30 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV. Reader No. 2 VETS ADM"]
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Another letter Sept 29-1939
wants record by Oct. 10.

224 Ninth Ave.,
Haddon Heights, N. J.,
Sept. 14th, 1839.

The Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

only PA 2, 1 com

Re:- Revolutionary War Records of
"Joseph Tomlinson"

Dear Sir:

I am writing to see if you have any records of Joseph Tomlinson,
served in the Revolutionary War from Northampton Township, Bucks Co.,
Penna. According to the Penna. Archives Vol -V page 306. -Roll of the
Fourth associated Co., of Northampton Township, Bucks Co. taken pursuant
to the direction of the Committee of Safety, Aug. 19th, 1775 - Captain
Henry Lott and served until July 25th, 1776, that was his first enlistment.

Our old Family Bible just records his birth and Marriage and speaks
of him as more than just a private. It says that Joseph Tomlinson and
Catharine -------------? are the Father and Mother of Enos Tomlinson. Enos Tomlinson. Enos Tomlinson
served during the War 1812 and was still in service Oct. 25, 1814.
Joseph Tomlinson was born around 1750 or 51 and at the time of enlistment
had two children but the Bible does not say what their names were.

I know that a few pensions were paid during and at the end of the
war and thought that his pension papers would name his wife also give the
name of his Father and Mother and probably the dates of their births.

I am trying to ascertain the birth and death of Joseph Tomlinson
so I can complete my D. A. R. Papers.

Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated as I
am the Great Great Great Grand-daughter of said Joseph Tomlinson.

Trusting to hear from you at an early date and thanking you, I am,

Sincerely yours,
[signature] Mrs Robert M. Shaw.


List of the family serving the Country.
Jos. Tomlinson | Revolutionary War. -great great great grandfather
Enos Tomlinson great great grandfather | War 1812 - son of the above Jos. Tomlinson.
Thomas Tomlinson great uncles | Civil War - Sons of John Krewson Tomlinson & Sarah Ann Flack Tomlinson
Enos Tomlinson great uncles | Civil War - Sons of John Krewson Tomlinson & Sarah Ann Flack Tomlinson
John Henry Tomlinson uncle - Spanish American War  Known as Henry
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Stamp:

RECEIVED
SEP 15 1939
MAIL SUB DIV
Reader No. 19
VETS ADM
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Fairmont, Nebr.
Aug. 7, 1937.

Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

What will you charge to furnish me data contained
in the pension claim, based upon the service in
the Revolutionary War, of Joseph Tomlinson, a
Pensioner residing in Sunsbury Twp. Monroe Co., Ohio,
June 1, 1840.

Respectfully,
Grace Brown
(Mrs. Alva )

GB: VLB

OK A W F

[stamp: RECEIVED AUG 10 1937 MAIL SUB-DIV VETR. ADM READER 26]
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1104 Juliana St.,
Parkersburg, W. Va

Commissioner of Pensions,
War Dept, Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Please send me pension record of Joseph Tomlinson
pensioned under Act 1834, and paid at the Wheeling Va. agency under
this Act of June 7, 1838.

Sincerely yours,
[SIGNATURE] Mary M. Johnson

Mrs George W. Johnson,
1104 Juliana St.,
Parkersburg, W. Va.

[stamp: U. S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 24 1931]
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Sept 15 43.

Ohio
Jos. Tomlinson
Ohio Wl '32

Je

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sec. of War Department
Washington City D. C.
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St. Clairsville Sept. 14. 1843

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Dr Sir.

One of our Attorneys Wm
Tidball rec'd this morning a communication
from your Department on the subject of
Pensions. One part of those instructions State
that where there is a claim of a Doubtful
Character, that it is proper to save the xpense
of takeing testimony to get instructions
from your Department as to the
manner of proceeding &
We have a case based upon the following
forts and which we will be able to prove -
Joseph Tomlinson served 7 years during the
Revolutionary war, under of course the
command of Gen. Washington. belonged
to a company of high Infantry. Commanded
by Capt. Potts - was at the battle of
Brandywine, Germantown, & Long Island
and was Sergeant what grade is now
forgotten-
Joseph Tomlinson applied for a Pension
in 1832. and by mistake of his attorney
as we are informed only drew the sum of
36$. and he has on drawed the sum of
36$ since that time. our object is to set
his Pension increased to the amount
which by law he is entitled, and to draw
the balance of his back pay from 1832 up to this
time. our Court is now in session
and will be in session for ten days longer
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our Court will not be in session again
before March. an answer to the above
inquiries immediately will be important
to the applicant, as he wishes his case
to be disposed of at this term -
We should have written sooner, but was
not aware that it was necessary until
this morning -
you will please state. If we can recover
the back pay & increase his pension.
and how we shall proceed &
Please answer this by the 19th [illegible] as we
wish the case attended to by this Court 
Respectfully we are
Carroll & Pennington
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House of Reps.
May 23rd 1838

Dear Sir

I enclose to you a letter from one of
my constituents to Hon James Alexander, together
with a kind of proclamation issued by Joseph 
Tomlinson, an old Revolutionary soldier, who doubtless served
during the War, and thinks he ought to have full
pay. Will you have the goodness to inform me
whether the additional allowance can be granted on
the evidence now on file, or will it be necessary
for him to furnish additional evidence.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Calvary Morris

J.L. Edwards Esqr
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Jan 26 1844
Ohio
Sec.
Jos. Tomlinson
Ohio Ull.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Agent
Washington City
D.C.

amd. on [illegible]
Feb 23 1844

[stamp: FBEE]

[stamp: CLARISVILLE JAN 23]
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St. Clairsville Jan 23, 1844
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Dr Sir -
We need some
time since your communication in
relation to the adjusting of the claim of
Joseph Tomlinson for increase [illegible] his
pension -
we think from an examination of the
fact that he will be able to prove to you
that he is entitled to a full pension-
And we would respectfully ask the
favor of you to send us at your
earliest convenience the manner
and form of proceeding, and the kind
of testimony necessary to be taken in the
Case -
we supposed the manner of proceeding would
be somewhat different from an original
application, If you could send us blank
form to meet this case we would be
glad -
Respctfully
[illegible]
Carroll & Pennington
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State of Ohio Monroe County ss
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice
of the peace in and for said County Joseph Tomlinson
who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason
of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can
not swear positively as to the prcise 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

[column headings: period when the service was [illegible] | Declaration of [illegible] of [illegible] years months days | Rank of Claimant | Name and rank of Field officrs under whom he served | Age at present and place of abode when he entered the term | Proof by which the declaration is supported]

1776 | - 2 - | private | captain James Potts | age at present 78 years in lower Dublin Township Philadelphia County Pennsylvania | he has to rely on his own memory & oath as he knows no person by whom he can prove his services  For such service I claim a Pension Joseph Tomlinson

1776 | = 2 = | do | Collonel Col. Lewis [illegible]

1777 | = 2= | Do | Col Mc Vay

1777 | = 2= | Do | Capt Swift

1778 | = 2= | Do | Capt Isaac Worrel

1779 | = 2= | Do | Capt Keeliough on bord the brigg America

1780 | = 2= | Do | Capt John Douglass on Bord the Brigg Rover

[end table]

Sworn to and subscribed before me this Eighteenth
day of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty four

Daniel Gray Justice
of the peace
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State of Ohio Monroe County ss
I Robert Taylor Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in
& for said County do hereby certify that Daniel Gray Esq
is an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly Commissioned
& qualified, and that to all his official acts as
such full faith & Credit are due and ought to be given -
And that the signature within purporting to be his is Genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court at [illegible] the 20 day of September 1834
Robert F. Naylor Clk
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