Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38435, for William Thomas, Virginia
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(3-1776)
Service                                                  Number
 Va.           Thomas, William (Col.)          S.38435
CONTENTS
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section one
Let to F. A. Mayo Aug 27 1844
[illegible sideways scrip Notification sent... ]

11.713
R.
Virginia
William Thomas
of Charles city in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Muhlenberg of the Virginia
line, for the term of 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21st of May 1818. -
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 of June 1819
and sent to John Tyler Esq. 
Charles City CHouse
Virginia
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1819           75.87
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept.            48.00
                                                          123.87
Mo15/31. 75.87
{Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Died 25 July 1824
Continued.
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[Illegible] William Thomas
117.13
Con
Q.L.E.
Robt W Christian 
Chas City CH
Virginia
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Chs City County State of Virginia to wit- 
On this 17th day of May in the year 1821
personally appeared before us justices of the peace and judges of the County Court of Chs. City William Thomas aged sixty five years resident in the County of Chs. City and State of Virginia. who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the U. States during the revolutionary war. That he enlisted into the service of the U. States at Chs. City Courthouse in the Spring of the year 1777 and was marched to Williamsburg a place of general rendezvous where he remained until March 1778 when he marched to the Valley Forge under the [illegible Lt Herman Minntes] on reaching the Valley Forge he enlists the company commanded by Capt. [illegible Carolhill Minnis]  under the command of Col. Richard Parker of the first Virginia regiment on continental establishment. That he continued to serve in the said Corps until the Spring of the year 1779 when he was discharged from service at 
Middlebrook in the State of New Jersey. That he was in the battle of Monmouth while in the said service. That afterwards just prior to the siege of York he again enlisted for the period of eighteen months in County of Ch. City and was marched to Chesterfield Courthouse where he entered the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Scott where he remained for about 3 weeks and was then taken in the family of General Muhlenburgh with whom he remained until the Christmas after the siege of York when he was discharged from the service of the County of Shanandoah in the State of Virginia. That during this
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this last period of enlistment he was in the siege of York where he remained during the whole siege. And that he has no other witnesses of his said services other than that heretofore forwarded to the war department. That he has recd heretofore a pension certificate from the Govt dated the 12th June 1819, and numbered 11,713. And in provision of the Act of the 1st May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the U. States on the 18th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift; sale or in any manner disposed of my property of any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as I [illegible bring] myself wither the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the U. States during the revolutionary war, passed on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any one in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by subscribed viz... 1 Horse 5 cows, 2 yearlings 3 calves 2 feather beds spruce table, one setting chair 1 gun, & powder plates 3 dishes 4 basins 3 [illegible earthen] plates 2 Tin pans, 1 coffee pot half dozen cups & saucers 1 Iron pot, 1 dutchoven 1 spider 4 jugs 6 iron spoones half Dozen knives & forks 1 pine chest 1 flat Iron 3 stone pots 4 Bottles 2 pint pots 1 wineglass 1 tumbler ditto 1 tray & snifter 1 Razor & shaving box, 1 plow & geer 2 harrow teeth, 2 axes, 6 hoes 4 chisels, 2 plains 5 beehives 1 [illegible tumbril] cart; 3 Iron wedges, drawing knife [illegible] 2 pails 2 piggons, 1 churn, 3 barrels 11 hogs 13 [illegible shoats] and 8 dunghill fowl and $1 due me that he is by profession a farmer living on a piece of rented land that his family consists of himself a woman aged about forty five or three
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or three and a girl thirteen years old
Wm x Thomas
Sworn to before us this 17th day of May 1821
Ben Harrison Seal
Henry Finch Seal
Christopher S Roane Seal
Pleasant F Webb Seal
Virginia
Charles City County to wit
I Robert W Christian Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the real amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is One hundred and fifty eight Dollars. - 
In Testimony whereof I have  [illegible] my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court this 10th day of May 1821.
Ro W Christian Clerk 
of the County Court of Chas City
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Charles City county State of Virginia to wit
On this 21st day of May 1818 before us
Justices of the Peace and judges of the county
court of the county aforesaid, personally
appears William Thomas aged sixty [underlined] three [underlined]
years resident in the county of Charles [underlined] City [underlined]
State of Virginia [underlined], who being by us first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to 
obtain the provision made by a late act
of Congress entitled "An act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land  and
naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary war" - That he the said William
Thomas enlisted into the service of the United
States in January in the year 1778 in the county
of Charles City in the state of Virginia and
was marched to the valley Forge under Leit.
Hollman Minnis where he joined the com-
pany commanded by Capt Carrol Minnis
of the first Virginia Regiment on Continen-
tal establishment. That he continued to
serve in said corps until the 19th day of
February 1779 when he was discharged from
service at Middlebrook in the state of 
New Jersey - That he afterwards enlisted
for 18 months and served under General
Peter Mulenburg as one of his family
and who discharged from service in Shenan-
doah county state of Virginia  - That
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he was in the Battle of Monmouth and at the siege of Little York 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 said service except accompanying affidavits - his discharge having long since been placed beyond his reach.
Sworn to and declared before us the day and year aforesaid.
John Bradley
Ben Harrison
Edward Folkes
Alex Walker

We John Bradley, Ben Harrison, Edward Folkes and Alexr Walker - 
justices of the peace and Judges as aforesaid do certify that it appears to our satisfaction that the that said Wm Thomas did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and is in reduced circumstances, and we now [illegible] the proceedings and testimony taken before us , to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions to the aforementioned act of Congress
May the 21st 1818
John Bradley [seal]
Ben Harrison [seal] 
Edwd Folkes [seal]
Alexr. Walker [seal]
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State of Virginia
Charles City County to wit

I Robert W Christian Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do certify that John Bradley Benjamin Harrison Edward Folkes and Alexander Walker whose names are subscribed to the foregoing certificate and declarations are and were at the time of signing the same Justices of the peace in said county duly conferred and qualified, and that said declaration and certificate were made and signed in open court for said county of Charles City the 21st day of May 1818. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county this 20th day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Ro W. Christian

William Thomas
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Rev.and 1812
Wars Section
EEL

February 10, 1930

Gold Jane Butler
922 Greenwood Avenue
Zanesville, Ohio

Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.38435, it appears that William Thomas, a colored man, enlisted at Charles City Court House, Charles City County, Virginia, in the spring of 1777, served as a private in Captain Callohill Minnis' Company, Colonel Richard Parker's Virginia Regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged February 19, 1779.

He enlisted just before the siege of Yorktown, served three weeks in Captain Joseph Scott's Virginia Company, was then taken into the family of General Muhlenberg, was in the siege of Yorktown and was discharged about Christmas, 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 21, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-three years and a resident of Charles City County, Virginia.

He died July 25, 1824.

In 1821, he stated that his family consisted of "a woman aged about forty-two or three and a girl thirteen years old". There are no further data as to family.

Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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[printed form with handwriting]

38435
Revy INVALID.
File No. 38435
William Thomas
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 507
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 8, 1905 - Hist
Mrs M. K. Hurley
Bedford City Va
1930 - Feb 10 Hist.
to Gold Jane Butler
EEL
1930 - May 2 - Hist.
to Adjutant Gen.
See carbon copy
of reply in Misc. files
under Gen. C. H.
Bridges
EEL
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[handwritten]

This is to certify that William Tommas a Coulored [sic] man now Citizen of this County Inlisted [sic] as a Continental ^[insert] soldier one year he went with one [?] Kimooth and signed that term in the ^[insert] 1st Regiment Lt Carohill Minniss [Callohill Mennis/Minnis] Capt Edmund B Dickinson slayn [sic]Colo Richard Parker Colonel Commedant [sic] of said Regiment the said Tommas Inlisted [sic] after serving the above named term for Eighteen months which term he served under General Peter Mughlinburge [Muhlenberg] as one of his family
Given under my hand the 20th May  -1818
Henry Wills of CC County.
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[handwritten]

William Thomas, [?] act March 1818, at $8 per Month
[?] to say to what amt he was paid - said to have died in 1824
Pension office}
Aug 27. 1844:}
Entered - died July 25, 1824 and paid
JS.
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[handwritten]

The affidavit of John Crutchfield taken before us in open court this 21st May 1818 - This affiant states that the above declaration of Wm Thomas is correct - That said Thomas and this affiant marched out to the Valley Forge together under Lt. Minnis's command - they served in different Regiments and were discharged together at Middlebrook New Jersey - this affiant further states that Henry Wells whose certificate is hereunto annexed was a sergeant in Capt. Minnis's company
Sworn to before us the day and year aforesaid -
John Bradley
Ben Harrison
Edwd Folkes
Alexr Walker
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[printed form with handwriting]

38.435
3-068.
(Old No. 3-649.)
Bureau of Pensions.
Wm Thomas
May 21, 1818 - 63
Chas. City Co. Va
Jany - 78 Chas. City Co Va
Capt. Carroll Minnis
Col - Richd Parker
1st Va Regt
Pvt to Feb 19. 79
Bat. Monmouth
81 Capt Joseph Scott
Col. Muhlenberg
Pvt to Christmas 81
Siege of York
Died July 25. 1824
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Gold Jane Butler
Genealogist and Curator
Pioneer and Historical Society
922 Greenwood Ave.  Zanesville, Ohio

December 30, 1929.

U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly verify the following
records by sending me copies of George Holmes
and William Thomas's pension certificates with
names of wife and children appearing on same.
Please attach statement for these two certified
certificates or send notice of amount in advance.

Data [underlined]
"George Holmes - Rom-16 page 228, of Virginia 
Soldiers of the Revolution"
State Archivist
State Library, Richmond Va

"Charles City County - Va.
Williams Thoms - Jun 12 - 1819
Died July 25 - 1824 - Pension 96

Sincerely,
Gold Jane Butler

{stamp}
US PENSION OFFICE
DEC
31
1929